BORING!

Rating: 2/10 (14 July 2019)

I was really disappointed with this film. Never once did it actually grab my interest. Jack Malik was so bland, and uninteresting, that you never once learn anything about him. I couldn't tell if he was trying to act as the character, or if he was trying to be himself.
The comedic bit aren't even that. They're such incredibly awkward moments that happen in the movie, that it almost felt like we had to have a person hold up a sign that said "Haha", JUST to specify that they were meant to be comedic scenes! If I have to sit there, and wonder "was that meant to be funny?" then it clearly failed.
Pacing. This movie is rushed. It's fast in all the wrong ways, and it's slow, in all the wrong ways. It never takes a moment to breathe, nor does it take a moment for us to take in the scenes. And the scenes that SHOULD be rushed? Like all the awkward scenes with Ed Sheeran, and Jack's bland, stereotypical (insert greedy manager here)? They drag on for forever!
And yes, the elephant in the room. The pointless subplot romance with his best friend/manager Ellie. I'm sorry, but I thought it was just..unnecessary. And there isn't much chemistry between the two of them. I'm sure there's people who thought it was okay, and that's fine, but me, personally? It just slowed the "energy" (what energy the movie even had), and just brought everything to a halt.
TL;DR: The movie is not worth spending money at a theater. It's a one-and-done movie. It's boring, both rushed and slow, it's just not an interesting movie. Honestly, I'd only spend $4.00 to rent 'Yesterday', and say 'Alright, I saw it'. Basically, I wouldn't recommend this movie.