I thought 'Don't Let Me Down' but in 'The End' it walked away with 'All My Loving'

Rating: 8/10 (27 June 2019)

Himesh Patel plays the role of Jack a struggling musician looking for his big break. Despite the constant optimism and support of his friend Ellie (Lily James) he decides to pack it all in, that's until a worldwide blackout and a freak accident put him on a collision course with superstardom.
The movie shows the at times comical reactions of friends and family as they hear The Beatles songs for the first time. The movie will be sure to take the viewers young and old back to a time where they too heard Beatles songs for the first time.
I took a while to get an understanding of the angle they were coming at in portraying the central character, finding him somewhat aloof or distant, but as the film progressed I was sold on this 'everyday' man and championed him as he remained aloof even around the corporate suits and music industry leeches.
The movie hit the mark, there were only a few criticisms, the role of Jacks manager played by Kate McKinnon was overcooked a bit but to be honest with how cut throat the industry is today you can see how there could be some half truths there. There were a few scenes where a little more care and not rushing the dialogue would have really allowed for some great moments that I felt were lost.
There is a touching scene towards the end that for some reason really moved me, I won't spoil it but let's just say when the door opens and Jack is let into this characters world for just a brief moment it really rounds out the movie for me.
Special mention goes to Joel Fry's take on the character in the movie called Rocky, honestly take a bow, he owned it.
Is it perfect, no, but the movie helps us realise the role music has played in all our lives, we could all create a soundtrack to our lives and I guarantee you for most of us that little band called The Beatles would be somewhere on that soundtrack, remember them?