Loved the concept more than the movie

Rating: 7/10 (4 July 2019)

The story is intriguing about a struggling musician who through a fluke accident is thrust in an alternate universe in which the Beatles don't exist. Himesh Patel plays musician Jack Malik who is only an adequate singer and performer but this only emphasizes how good these songs really are. He plagiarizes all the Beatles songs he can piece together by memory and has a meteoric rise to fame even impressing Ed Sheeran. But along his way to the top he starts to lose touch with his former manager and love interest Ellie played by Lily James. There are some funny moments but there should be many with this clever plot. It's like having a delicious meal with small portions leaving you unsatisfied. I liked it. I just expected more.