In spite of the Beatles, will anyone remember this film?

Rating: 5/10 (28 July 2019)

This film failed on so many levels, yet still had me holding back tears quite a few times during. The reasons it was nowhere near a good film are:
a) the acting is terrible. The main fella is a nobhead who used to be in
EastEnders (a rubbish soap opera), it also has Ed Sheeran, patron saint of
losers playing himself.
b) It is never funny. Richard Curtis films usually have a few funny lines or
scenarios but this one didn't.
c) It looks bland. Danny Boyle usually offers some visual style but again, not
here.
However, the leitmotif of reintroducing the Beatles' music to a world that never remembered them was a powerful weapon. Every time a new Beatles song was presented in the film, it was as if that was the first time anyone had heard them and of course they were overwhelmed by how great they sounded.
The Beatles were the most important phenomenon in popular culture of the 20th century and by tapping into that force, this film has it's moments of magic but overall is a below average attempt, riding on the coat tails of something truly special.