I saw the Beatles Live, yea yea yea yea!

Rating: 7/10 (28 July 2019)

My review is so bias, you may want to consider it a protectionist take on sacred material or a passionate fans expert labor of love love love. The premise of this well told tale is just, way cool. The telling of the story is exceptional. The script is flawless (I wouldn't change a word). The characters are all well intending likable pieces of a plot that is destined to have a happy and fulfilling ending. You would think with all that said, I would give it a 10, wish I could because the stories that good. Here's one rub; the underlying love element doesn't quite work, there is just no chemistry between the lead actors. Her performance is solid and his isn't bad but there's just no one screen magic. Here's the big rub; Himesh Patel who plays Jack Malik and carries the mail, sort of speak, for The Beatles, is a decent actor that has a task he's not up too. Too many of the performances of Beatles masterpieces, he's off pitch and then butchers a couple of songs which the Beatles material protectionist in me finds offensive. Bottom line, Patel was miscast. To me that was the real flaw in this otherwise Oscar worthy film. So the fault lies with the producer on this one, not Patel. I really wish you cared about these two people getting together and that The Beatles music was expertly performed and produced. If that were the case, Yesterday would have been one of my favorite films of all time. By the way Ed Sheeran does a great job as himself.