Hello, goodbye.

Rating: 7/10 (14 September 2019)

A movie having The Beatles as a central part of the plot will always bring a lot of expectations. Add the participation of Danny Boyle and Richard Curtis and you wouldn't want to wait to watch it on cinemas.
Unfortunately only in theory.
Reality, however, slapped me on the face. As you can guess, the music of the four of Liverpool is magical: the only idea of not hearing these wonderful songs made a big hole in my heart. This music is the soundtrack of my life and, for sure, of many other Beatles freaks. Sadly, the performances and the script do not elevate the movie to the levels one expects.
Himesh Patel is fine. He makes a good job singing. Problem is that he acts like a terrified child during 99% of the movie. In my opinion, he could have given a deeper and darker tone to his character, considering the moral dilemma of having success with not much work, geniality and inspiration (a common situation in today's music business).
I love Lily James in other movies, but I feel that the presence of her character in this one is utterly unnecessary: blame it to Mr Richard Curtis' belief that any movie MUST have a love story, no matter how stupid the characters might be.
What to say about Kate McKinnon? I will just point out that the flop of casting this lady in a could-have-been-great 'Ghostbusters' repeats in this movie. She's a terrible actress who goes always for the easiest way.
There are memorable moments, however: the introduction of Sir Paul McCartney and George Harrison in the James Corden talk show nightmare sequence, the mocking of Jack's ideas to the variety of names suggested for his debut album in the politically correct world of the XXI century, the concert on a terrace to make Jack's formal presentation to the world and John Lennon's appearance performed by an always impeccable Robert Carlyle.
I give this movie a 7/10, mostly due to the wonderful soundtrack, an excellent premise and the good intentions of Mr. Boyle and Mr. Curtis.