Good movie, great songs.

Rating: 6/10 (12 October 2019)

Yeah...that headline is my summary. Richard Curtis knows how to write a romantic comedy: star-crossed friends who seem destined to be more, quirky sidekicks that make you laugh. It is a formula, but it is a formula that works. I mean, Notting Hill meets the Beatles? Seems perfect. But this move never quite realizes its potential, partly because the romantic plot starts feeling cliche, partly because the Beatles were more than just song writing, partly because this story lost its way 2/3 of the way through. I still enjoyed it more than I expected. It is just that there's a difference between being well done and being original.