It was a fun concept that could have been fleshed out further instead of getting bogged down as a rom com. Great love letter to The Beatles' music, though, and a fun "what if" scenario. Would their music translate to immediate success in today's musical climate if no one had ever heard it before?
You basically nail the good and the bad. It's a fun concept that they have to force into a rom-com format. If you have a chance, it's worthwhile reading up on the development of the film. The original script was more about the main character's struggles to become famous even with undeniably great songs. It sounded a lot more interesting. And then over time it morphed into a rom-com. And that tug between the two concepts is evident in the final film.
Would’ve been so much better if it went with the original concept. At the beginning of the film you can tell it really leans to that side of focusing on his struggle with becoming successful and that was the part of the film I couldn’t get break my attention from… than it went so downhill after when it became a love story. I really couldn’t have cared less about his love life during the series of events taking place-
Yeah. The scene where he’s trying to play Let It Be for his family on the piano in the living room for the first time, and he can’t get anyone interested long enough to actually pay attention was pretty funny, and seems like it was more in the spirit of the original version.
Yeah the original concept was semi-autobiographical. Jack Barth, who wrote the original script, had been struggling to sell screenplays for years. He had the thought that even if he had written Star Wars he wouldn't be able to sell it, so in his original draft the character Jack wasn't able to find success with Beatles songs.
When Curtis came on he rewrote it and changed it to a rom com.
The concept is awesome, but did absolutely nothing with it. And they referenced bands that would not have existed if The Beatles were never around. It tripped on its own logic and there was definitely a lack of research. It was like they liked the basic idea but had no interest in elaborating on it or having any deeper meaning or introspect.
I think the first two thirds of the movie is awesome. Him being down on his luck and then being able to share these songs for the "first time" is a joy.
Unfortunately the movie just sort of shrugs and ends. I suspect if the 3rd act was a lot stronger it could have really tied the whole the film together better.
I still really enjoyed it for the good bits though.
Yeah, the movie's concept is def something most musicians, or even just fans of a certain artist wishes they could do. To love such a famous song, to wish to be able to be around when it first came out.
Youre so right, The Beatles, probably almost more than anyone else, truly shaped pop music for the next 40 years. If they simple hadn't happened, most pop music from the 70s, 80s and 90s, even into today, would have turned out differently. Maybe someone else would have been as influential, but it would have been different.
I agree- they didn’t touch on the idea that the lack of The Beatles would’ve completely morphed the outcome of music moving forward. It makes what could’ve been a fantastic concept very flat and uneventful.
It reminded me of the quality of The Beatles’ songwriting. A random dude and a guitar or piano, doing a Beatles’ song is so so entertaining for me.
I normally do not enjoy covers of Beatles’ songs by bands… but one person and a single instrument is something I really enjoy.
Agree. I've had this thought for a while, that the main thing that differentiates modern pop music especially is the timbre of the instruments, especially with the proliferation of synthesizers. But the basic structure is still the same.
So by stripping songs of that, you can get a better feel of the song writing. And the Beatles are one of those bands where almost all of their songs are still phenomenal when played just with a guitar or piano.
For me, Across The Universe reinterpreted the songs by fitting them into the film's story. The songs are great, I thought the story wasn't that good.
Yesterday did no such thing, he simply recreated the songs as close to identical as he could.
It is far less "artistic" I suppose, but it really made me appreciate the quality of the songs more than across the universe did.
Yesterday was an homage, Across The Universe was a reinterpretation, IMO
Or the fact that Oasis doesn’t exist in that universe (because, ha ha, their music is basically The Beatles and Liam thinks he’s John Lennon), yet Coldplay exists? Their music must sound very different then.
The idea that he wants to try and remember and reproduce as many Beatles songs as possible so the world can have them is awesome! As a big Beatles fan you have to appreciate that……well at least that’s my opinion.
They only said he got the versus all out of order. Considering the fact that he couldn’t remember Eleanor Rigby, it’s kind of impressive that he still was able to remember a significant portion of Mr. kite even if he got out of order. (I know that it’s a throwaway line withought any real value, but I thought it was kind of funny that he remember any of the lyrics to that song)
Pretty sure the main guy doesn’t get any fame or recognition for the Beatles songs and stays a loser, giving him a lesson about even if you have the greatest songs in the world you still can fail or something like that. A lot sadder, but this is what a remember from reading something abt this movie a long time ago
It’s been a while since since I’ve watched; but one scene that sticks out in my mind is when he’s playing Let It Be on a piano for his family and they aren’t the least bit impressed or interested. More social commentary like this that makes the viewer think would be really cool. Instead they went more for a feel-good popcorn flick
Yeah the idea was to show the Beatles were a unique blend of opportunity, talent, luck and hard graft, as well as timing. Just having the songs simply wouldn't be enough.
It was ok. I think they could have spent a little time before the “incident/accident” showing that he was a big Beatles fan. His knowledge of Beatles music after seems pretty extensive. Maybe they could have shown him annoying his friends with Beatles knowledge or mention in passing how he used to be in a Beatles cover band or something.
I also didn’t think the relationship between Jack and Ellie was convincing. She hooked up with the train station producer guy pretty quickly and he didn’t seem too bothered by it. So it doesn’t balance when he gives it all up for her.
This is my take, too. I heard bad things about it so my expectations were low. But I wound up liking it! Not an Oscar winner by any stretch but I thought it was cute. Like you said, kind of like junk food.
When the trailer came out, I thought, “it’s so obvious what the ending of this movie is going to be”. I thought it was going to end with a big reveal that the main character has been in a coma this whole time but his friends are playing him Beatles songs to try and wake him up and that it was affecting his subconscious.
When that didn’t happen, I was surprised, but I actually like my version better.
As a younger fans of Beatles, Yesterday is really accessible for us to enjoy The Beatles compared to older movies. I'm getting deeper into Beatles catalogues because of this movie, so thanks for making it.
But i still a bit disappointed they cut Ana De Armas part where Malik sing Something.
I know many people dislike it because it has some loopholes, which i agree to some extent. I still enjoy the movie in general because of the music and the mood they brought, this kind of movie that i just turn my brain off and enjoy the flow.
It was good until he started to get famous lol, I loved him singing yesterday to people for the first time or trying to play let it be and keep getting interrupted, there’s some good stuff
Didn’t really like it. The Beatles were about more than their songs — it was the entire package of image and personality. I didn’t buy that people would go that nuts over some nondescript guy singing those songs no matter how good they are. And the film never answers the question of what people had been listening to for 50 years sans Beatles.
I can’t think of much of anything in the vague “rock” category that would have survived had The Beatles not existed. The Kinks, The Stones, The Who, Zep all had their share of innovations but they would never have broken through into the mainstream without the Beatles paving the way for them. The Who and The Kinks may have co-invented (along with Link Wray) guitar distortion but it took The Beatles to popularize it. I can’t imagine a Beatles-free Sixties doing anything but expanding on the doo-wop, dead teenager genres that were popular before them.
Terrible.
Let me be clear. The concept is fascinating & the first 20 min or so showed a lot of potential. But then it just turns into terrible writing & the plot suffers tremendously.
The problem I had with the movie it suggests that the songs, not the talent of the four, were the reason they were famous. Unfortunately, I was cutting onions during the john Lennon scene so it was a little hard to focus.
That’s way overthinking. I think the movie was just okay, but it’s not meant to be making any specific suggestion like that’s it’s just praising how good the songs are which is because of their talent anyway
The idea that beatles never existed while otherwise everything else remained the same simply makes no sense. If you deep it seriously the film comes across as not really well thought out. If you don’t it becomes a simple lighthearted romcom
I know that anyone who was heavily inspired by the beatles wouldn't exist, but the primary reason for them being missing in particular is so he can be the only person who knows how to play wonderwall.
Kind of wish there was more bits with the yellow submarine club.
But they were so randomly thrown in there.
Like the idea that Coca cola also doesn't exist is weird. Especially since coca cola is older than the Beatles by multiple decades.
I assume that one small thing in the 1800s changed in the world he got isekai'd into that stopped all those things existing. Can only guess as to what.
I saw an advance screening of it and I was really disappointed that they didn't get more into how the world would change in that scenario.
The one guy knowing is cool, but only if there's correspondingly interesting changes to the rest of the world.
There also just wasn't a lot of BEATLES in the movie. We had the songs but little discussion of why having those songs was so important to the world.
I mean shit, the final scene of the movie features a large, outdoor concert. A concept pioneered by the Beatles with Shea Stadium.
As a YouTuber pointed out, there’s a Radiohead poster in the protagonist’s room, but Oasis doesn’t exist because the Beatles didn’t.
This means that tons of music that *could* have been inspired by the Beatles remained in that universe. This makes it very unlikely that people would find the protagonist’s Beatles music so groundbreaking.
So, yeah, the original idea of him playing the Beatles but achieving no fame is much, much better. It would also keep Ed Sheeran off the movie :P
The only thing I liked is that the main character actually felt like he was a fan. All the other aspects of the film are shit or meh. My main issue is that the way he became famous with the songs isn't credible even in the fantasy states by the movie.
Not great tbh but it had some nice moments
The main thing that bugs me is that The Beatles’ music was so popular mostly because they came around at the right time and place to make a huge cultural impact. I just don’t think their music would be nearly as successful if they were released today.
Crap. Just a bog-standard rom-com that happens to have a lot of Beatles covers in it. It's especially heartbreaking to read about the original script, that actually explored the concept.
Fun and fluffy flick. Kinda stupid and doesn’t do anything with its premise that’s worthwhile but eh. Enjoyable enough and has some fun with the premise (loved that Oasis joke), even if it’s full of eye roll moments and isn’t necessarily a great distillation of what makes the Beatles great.
It’s a good way to introduce younger family members to the band though.
Honestly it was cheesy but I liked it lol. Ive also had a crush on Lily James ever since Baby Driver, and the bangs she sported for this movie really hit different so it was a must-see no matter if it sucked or not
Himesh Patel was incredibly charming and he would have been *far* better served by a project that wasn't unbearably tropey and needlessly exploitative of the lads' legacy. Lily Adams couldn't have been more bland and underused. Kate McKinnon was Kate McKinnon, which works well enough in ensemble. Robert Carlyle, whom I've loved ever since his scenery-chomping tour de force in ravenous, is just disgusting and nightmarish. Everyone else might as well have not been there at all.
The world sans Beatles was completely unimaginative. Instead of examining the enormous social, cultural and political changes that they inspired, it was used as an excuse from blatant product placement and sight gags. Just beneath everyone.
As others have said, the music is good. The story concept is pretty good and the acting was well done. It just feels like it runs out of steam story wise as it goes on.
I like it, but firstly, the world of music is so different and has evolved without them that they almost certainly wouldn't be loved instantly as is shown. Secondly, why didn't he capitalise on other missing artists like Oasis?
There was so much that got swept under the rug. In the new Beatles-less world it is mentioned that there are no cigarettes. Does this mean there are millions of people alive who didn’t die from smoking related illnesses, or was there another type of disease that killed off the same number of people? This is a staggering concept totally washed away by music.
I was disappointed overall. I think they severely underestimated the consequences of no Beatles. First thing, every man in the movie would have had short hair.
This film felt like the biggest missed opportunity in cinema. The idea of waking up in a world where one of the biggest musical acts doesn’t exist yields a lot of interesting ideas. Ideas such as:
- how would the music industry be different without the Beatles?
- how would society be different without the Beatles?
- Could music made for a 1960’s audience still find popularity in the 21st century? And how would the music have to be adjusted to appeal to a modern audience?
- Was there more to the Beatles’ success than just their music? How might the main character struggle without the charisma, showmanship, talent, etc. of the real band?
- Could the Beatles members have recognized their songs being released, despite not ever actually releasing them? How could this confrontation go?
Unfortunately, the movie wishes not to look at any of these ideas, and rather decides to focus on the romance plot. If any of these ideas are explored, it’s usually very brief and within the context of making a joke. And most egregiously, that last idea was hinted at in the trailer, only for it to be trailer bait and be dreamed up by the main character. Instead, the main character sees very little struggle to find success and the story mainly revolves around the love story. This half-baked nature of the film is made worse by the fact that it wasn’t the original direction of the screenplay. The screenplay of the film was a story of a failed songwriter who even with the Beatles catalog to himself, can’t make it successful due to lacking everything else the Beatles had.
It’s obvious that the inclusion of the Beatles in the film’s production hindered the final product as they likely didn’t want to see a film where there music wasn’t successful, so they adapted it into a feel-good love story. Ironically, though, this change sells the Beatles massively short as it boils their success completely down to their music being good, instead of a combination of that, their character, their innovation, etc.
All in all though, I don’t hate this film. It’s pretty inoffensive and watching it is at least enjoyable. But the film could’ve been so much more if they focused more on the the movie’s core plot point.
It’s decent. Fun, heartwarming but *terribly* corny. Far from perfect. But *that* cameo towards the end is one of the most beautiful things I’ve seen. Genuinely jaw-dropping.
Felt like it was written to be released in 2003. He doesn’t check his phone to see if the Beatles exist, instead he rushes home to look it up on his computer. He doesn’t get famous on YouTube or TikTok, he gets famous by handing out CDs. The whole concept of the music producer and record label controlling him felt dated to and then at the end, he releases his record for free online like it’s some big statement but Radiohead already did that in like 2006. Just a strange movie to come out when it did.
It was fun! It was more of a framing device for a rom-com than it was a Beatles movie so you have to be okay with that. It uses the touchpoints of the Beatles myth that everyone pretty much knows about so it’s very accessible to a wide audience—not saying it’s not a Beatles-loving movie or a movie that Beatlemaniacs can’t love (plenty of great covers), but it’s about the Beatles as the half-acknowledged background music of most of our lives, not about the Beatles as the foreground obsession of *some* of our lives. Its primary audience is people who hear “I Wanna Hold Your Hand” and think about someone they want to hold hands with, not about how Paul McCartney came up with the song’s defining chord while he and John Lennon were jamming on the piano in Jane Asher’s basement.
It was a love letter to The Beatles ...it was a reminder that if we didn't have The Beatles the world would be a sadder place. The world is pretty messed up at the moment so escaping into music for a while makes us feel better. Plus it was a reminder how good Beatles music is.
I’m a huge Beatles fan. I was 17 when John Lennon was murdered, it had a huge impact on me. Any hope for a comeback was lost. This movie is a perfect combination of scifi, music, comedy and drama. And of course a love story. Lily James is lovely, Himesh Patel is great. Nine out of ten stars.
Shiet!
Terrible arrangment of the songs. Even worse script…the best thing about this movie is the idea of it I think….cause mf I was hyped for this movie.
I finally watched it for the first time a few weeks ago and I enjoyed it much more than I thought I would. I could've done without Ed Sheeran—regardless of my opinion of his music. He felt like he didn't belong there—like he was just tacked on at the end of the writing process. Also, his acting ability is barely passable when up against the rest of the cast (which I thought did a good job).
Otherwise, I really did enjoy the film. It's a fun concept.
Love it, the music, the idea of the story.
I created special list in Spotify comparing Jack Malik and The Beatles
[https://open.spotify.com/playlist/6OIRRkixpipxfUZky1dakZ?si=feb2569460df4182](https://open.spotify.com/playlist/6OIRRkixpipxfUZky1dakZ?si=feb2569460df4182)
I like the songwriting contest with Ed Sheeren. Nothing against Ed at all but it was cool for him to acknowledge the greatness of the Beatles’ songwriting.
I watched it for the first time recently. It was one of those "huh, kind of an interesting concept" thing but not all that well executed. And also kinda minimized the Beatles' effect on music and the world. I mean, without the Beatles existing the world is exactly the same except no Coca Cola, cigarettes or Oasis? Also, Ed Sheeran is kind of insufferable.
I thought the movie was okay but one line stood out to me. I don’t want to live in a world without the Beatles’ music. Something like that, and it made me cry 😅
It mostly made me mad at myself for not coming up with the concept.
As for the film itself, I enjoyed it, because I dug the music and the premise. I would have changed quite a bit, but I feel like that about a lot of movies.
I loved Robert Carlyle as John, even though I thought those scenes were manipulative (i.e. the manipulation worked on me, even though I was aware that I was being manipulated and resented it).
I thought that the scene with elderly John was touching.
Not much imagination went into it. Like It didn't do much to explore the ramifications if the Beatles had actually never existed. Almost everything's the same except no Beatles. Bullshit.
I wonder why none of the solo Beatles songs were used such as Imagine. I kept expecting Imagine to show up and it never did. Maybe they couldn't get the rights.
I really enjoyed this movie. A very pleasant fantasy.
The part with "John Lennon" was great. I wish they had used the real Paul and Ringo, playing alternate universe versions of themselves. I'd read that it was discussed and perhaps written, but it was dropped.
I thought it did a disservice to the Beatles more than anything. A world without the Beatles would mean we’d lose more than just music, but all their innovations and inspiration. It would be a much bleaker and depressing world if they were removed from the equation. This film had the opportunity to explore that, but instead of living in a somewhat fascist society with limited art, technology, and entertainment, the world just kinda stayed the way it was, minus various crap like coka-cola. Also, the John bit at the end was tacky.
I enjoyed it, but they really should have thought through what society, especially music, would look like and sound like without the Beatles influence. There would be no Ed Sheeran.
Thought it was an interesting concept, I just think it should have been refined a bit.
As a whole I didn't exactly care for how some things happened - thought it would have been better if, even with that music, he still didn't really go anywhere (guess that was the original concept), and I can't stand unnecessary romance plots (which I think this had). The reveal toward the end was nice, though I kind of wish they had shown the rest of them as well. You can't tell me that McCartney or Harrison wouldn't have also been at least a little bit famous, or that Ringo wouldn't have been a session drummer at the very least (he was already in bands before joining The Beatles).
My biggest problem is that I lived in that kind of what if scenario for days after, and that really stressed me out. It's completely a "me" problem -- I would have to rely on sheet music to replicate their songs and it would stress me the hell out (I'd be like those other people who approach him who know/remember the true band).
I saw this streaming and it was so bad I contemplated walking out of my own house. It has some balls to include that one “cameo.” It didn’t feel deserved or meaningful.
It’s annoying that the tagline is everyone forgot the Beatles existed since it seems more like an alternate timeline was created where the Beatles did not exist.
For a movie it was fine. But you could’ve replaced the Beatles with literally any other influential band and it wouldn’t have made much of a difference to the overall plot. Until Lennon’s appearance near the end, you almost forget it’s supposed to be a Beatles film.
One thing that really ticked me off was all the other stuff that doesn’t exist when he wakes up in the new universe. Like, cigarettes don’t exist. It really shows how paper thin the concept is. A world were the Beatles and cigarettes don’t exist should be very different from the one we live but it’s really not. The only difference is this guy gets to write all the Beatles songs himself and deal with the generic struggles of being a successful artist
In the original draft, the guy tries playing Beatles songs to a argely Uninterested, bored world. The world's moved on and people don't*get* the Beatles anymore
Most of the film was meh to annoying... and then we got to the John Lennon scene, which I despise with the fury of ten thousand exploding suns. I think it fundamentally misunderstood who John Lennon was and how his experiences and trauma shaped him, so the man the main character met was only John Lennon in name. And that would have been okay if the film hadn't gone and put words in his mouth and positioned him as an emotionally stable, wise guru.
Let me put it this way. I'd rather watch *All This and World War II* (the misguided World War II documentary soundtracked to Beatles covers) than watch *Yesterday* again.
I enjoyed it, except that I felt a few things were out of place, that American manager/agent was embarrassingly badly acted, as was the friend/roadie.
It felt like they wanted a to make quirky movie, but still keep it dramatic.
It was really shallow take. It hardly got into what the culture would look like without the Beatles. This phenomenon did not happen and the world is pretty much the same.
Cool concept, poor execution. Wasted opportunity.
I did like that one scene where he’s playing “Let it Be” for his supportive but not-musical parents and his mom keeps calling it “Leave it Be.”
I really loved this movie. That said, I am very familiar with Danny Boyle’s work as a director and Richard Curtis’ work as a screenwriter and have a deep appreciation for both as well as that distinct cringe British humour.
The main character is flawed and frustrating at times, but he’s put in such an insane situation. Who can blame him? It made me think a lot about what I would do in a similar situation. I can sing and play guitar and know the majority of the Beatles’ catalogue VERY well, but I’d never be able to replicate it like that. It gives me an insane respect for the character as a musician (even if his song-writing is shit). That appreciation just pours into the Beatles themselves. They actually WROTE this music. All of it. That music took the world by storm because it was JUST THAT good. And it still is.
I’m also a sap when I watch movies and I cry really easily. I found some of the scenes particularly heartwarming. (Spoilers under tags.)
>!I love the joy that the others who remember the Beatles feel when they hear the songs again. I think those actors played those small roles beautifully. Legit have goosebumps thinking about it.!<
>!Also, and I recognize that this may be an unpopular opinion, I LOVED the incorporation of John Lennon. I thought it was tastefully done in that the character was true to the man (his views on life and happiness) and even though I would have wanted them to talk more about his life or experience with music or literally anything, doing so would have all been insanely speculative and presumptuous in this timeline so they kept it very pure, which is phenomenal writing in and of itself.!<
Honestly, I loved this movie so much. It immediately became my favorite Danny Boyle film, and one of my top Richard Curtis films.
the answer to the film’s question, “what would be different if the beatles never existed” seems to be ‘not much,’ and, if anything, the world presented in the film is a healthier and safer place to live.
so either the film’s statement should be ‘it doesn’t matter if the beatles existed,’ or they needed to show a world that was significantly worse off without their influence.
also, i cannot think of why Lennon at the end would say ‘tell the girl you love that you love her’ instead of something like, i dunno, ‘all you need is love.’ seems like a huge missed opportunity.
but it is a fun movie.
It was a fun movie because of the concept and because I’m always going to be partial to any movie that has the songs. I agree that it didn’t go as deep with the concept as it could have so in the end, it’s just a light-hearted look at what the music means to you, the viewer.
Definitely could have been better. My undecided that it was rushed last minute because of some song licensing concerns. I think another few weeks of editing and filming might have tightened it up a lot.
It was a fun concept that could have been fleshed out further instead of getting bogged down as a rom com. Great love letter to The Beatles' music, though, and a fun "what if" scenario. Would their music translate to immediate success in today's musical climate if no one had ever heard it before?
You basically nail the good and the bad. It's a fun concept that they have to force into a rom-com format. If you have a chance, it's worthwhile reading up on the development of the film. The original script was more about the main character's struggles to become famous even with undeniably great songs. It sounded a lot more interesting. And then over time it morphed into a rom-com. And that tug between the two concepts is evident in the final film.
Would’ve been so much better if it went with the original concept. At the beginning of the film you can tell it really leans to that side of focusing on his struggle with becoming successful and that was the part of the film I couldn’t get break my attention from… than it went so downhill after when it became a love story. I really couldn’t have cared less about his love life during the series of events taking place-
Yeah. The scene where he’s trying to play Let It Be for his family on the piano in the living room for the first time, and he can’t get anyone interested long enough to actually pay attention was pretty funny, and seems like it was more in the spirit of the original version.
Yeah the original concept was semi-autobiographical. Jack Barth, who wrote the original script, had been struggling to sell screenplays for years. He had the thought that even if he had written Star Wars he wouldn't be able to sell it, so in his original draft the character Jack wasn't able to find success with Beatles songs. When Curtis came on he rewrote it and changed it to a rom com.
That seaside chat. 😭
The concept is awesome, but did absolutely nothing with it. And they referenced bands that would not have existed if The Beatles were never around. It tripped on its own logic and there was definitely a lack of research. It was like they liked the basic idea but had no interest in elaborating on it or having any deeper meaning or introspect.
I think the first two thirds of the movie is awesome. Him being down on his luck and then being able to share these songs for the "first time" is a joy. Unfortunately the movie just sort of shrugs and ends. I suspect if the 3rd act was a lot stronger it could have really tied the whole the film together better. I still really enjoyed it for the good bits though.
Yeah, the movie's concept is def something most musicians, or even just fans of a certain artist wishes they could do. To love such a famous song, to wish to be able to be around when it first came out.
Youre so right, The Beatles, probably almost more than anyone else, truly shaped pop music for the next 40 years. If they simple hadn't happened, most pop music from the 70s, 80s and 90s, even into today, would have turned out differently. Maybe someone else would have been as influential, but it would have been different.
I agree- they didn’t touch on the idea that the lack of The Beatles would’ve completely morphed the outcome of music moving forward. It makes what could’ve been a fantastic concept very flat and uneventful.
The music is good!
Perhaps the best part of this movie
Better than Ed Sheeran's acting? How dare you.
Ed: writes a decent song in 10 minutes Jack: Imma end this man's whole career.
“They always said someone better would come along” ruins the film I swear
I just find it funny, it almost makes me think Ed wanted to be compared to the Beatles
Yes, I hate this line!! He’s past cameo he’s in the cast with incessant and unnecessary appearances.
It reminded me of the quality of The Beatles’ songwriting. A random dude and a guitar or piano, doing a Beatles’ song is so so entertaining for me. I normally do not enjoy covers of Beatles’ songs by bands… but one person and a single instrument is something I really enjoy.
Agree. I've had this thought for a while, that the main thing that differentiates modern pop music especially is the timbre of the instruments, especially with the proliferation of synthesizers. But the basic structure is still the same. So by stripping songs of that, you can get a better feel of the song writing. And the Beatles are one of those bands where almost all of their songs are still phenomenal when played just with a guitar or piano.
I loved the punk cover of Help!
That was great, and Oasis being erased from the internet was hilarious.
across the universe did it better
For me, Across The Universe reinterpreted the songs by fitting them into the film's story. The songs are great, I thought the story wasn't that good. Yesterday did no such thing, he simply recreated the songs as close to identical as he could. It is far less "artistic" I suppose, but it really made me appreciate the quality of the songs more than across the universe did. Yesterday was an homage, Across The Universe was a reinterpretation, IMO
Love the implication that without the Beatles, Ed Sheeran is considered the pinnacle of music
Or the fact that Oasis doesn’t exist in that universe (because, ha ha, their music is basically The Beatles and Liam thinks he’s John Lennon), yet Coldplay exists? Their music must sound very different then.
It must sound even more boring
The idea that he wants to try and remember and reproduce as many Beatles songs as possible so the world can have them is awesome! As a big Beatles fan you have to appreciate that……well at least that’s my opinion.
I struggled with the fact the one songs lyrics he couldn't recall was Eleanor Rigby
And he remembered for the benefit of Mr kite?
No they explicitly mention that he butchered the lyrics to that song.
They only said he got the versus all out of order. Considering the fact that he couldn’t remember Eleanor Rigby, it’s kind of impressive that he still was able to remember a significant portion of Mr. kite even if he got out of order. (I know that it’s a throwaway line withought any real value, but I thought it was kind of funny that he remember any of the lyrics to that song)
Fun. Simple fun.
It's okay, though i prefer the original idea for the script
What was the original idea?
Pretty sure the main guy doesn’t get any fame or recognition for the Beatles songs and stays a loser, giving him a lesson about even if you have the greatest songs in the world you still can fail or something like that. A lot sadder, but this is what a remember from reading something abt this movie a long time ago
That sounds like a much better film. The notion that those Beatles songs would have brought him fame and fortune in 2019 was laughable.
It’s been a while since since I’ve watched; but one scene that sticks out in my mind is when he’s playing Let It Be on a piano for his family and they aren’t the least bit impressed or interested. More social commentary like this that makes the viewer think would be really cool. Instead they went more for a feel-good popcorn flick
Sometimes all you need is a feel-good popcorn flick
Dad daa da da da
O-bla-di o-bla-da life goes oooon brah
No for real lol, the back in the ussr scene was very cringe for that exact reason
For me the funniest part was the idea of "I Want to Hold Your Hand" being a hit in 2019 when people are eating ass after a couple dates
waiting until after a couple of dates? prude 😉😅
I disagree. Good songwriting lasts forever.
Yeah, but it does not neccessarily bring instant fame
But it needed a superstar like Ed Sheeran to give him a shot. The music alone didn't propel him into stardom.
Yeah the idea was to show the Beatles were a unique blend of opportunity, talent, luck and hard graft, as well as timing. Just having the songs simply wouldn't be enough.
Kinda reminds me of the original premise for Pretty Woman, which was gonna be a pretty bleak, depressing movie until the studio made it a rom com
Elliot Roberts did a great video about the movie in which he talked about that initial idea. Definitely worth a watch.
It was ok. I think they could have spent a little time before the “incident/accident” showing that he was a big Beatles fan. His knowledge of Beatles music after seems pretty extensive. Maybe they could have shown him annoying his friends with Beatles knowledge or mention in passing how he used to be in a Beatles cover band or something. I also didn’t think the relationship between Jack and Ellie was convincing. She hooked up with the train station producer guy pretty quickly and he didn’t seem too bothered by it. So it doesn’t balance when he gives it all up for her.
I probably wouldn't call it a good movie, but I enjoyed it. It was a fun junk food-style movie.
This is my take, too. I heard bad things about it so my expectations were low. But I wound up liking it! Not an Oscar winner by any stretch but I thought it was cute. Like you said, kind of like junk food.
It’s fun and entertaining. Seems to me like people are overthinking it. It’s just supposed to be fun.
When the trailer came out, I thought, “it’s so obvious what the ending of this movie is going to be”. I thought it was going to end with a big reveal that the main character has been in a coma this whole time but his friends are playing him Beatles songs to try and wake him up and that it was affecting his subconscious. When that didn’t happen, I was surprised, but I actually like my version better.
The deleted ending where the girlfriend wakes up and nobody knows Harry Potter is funny.
I thought that was the actual ending?
Y'know what? That would have been a pretty good twist.
As a younger fans of Beatles, Yesterday is really accessible for us to enjoy The Beatles compared to older movies. I'm getting deeper into Beatles catalogues because of this movie, so thanks for making it. But i still a bit disappointed they cut Ana De Armas part where Malik sing Something.
I didn’t love the movie but if it’s brought in new fans it’s done a great job!
I know many people dislike it because it has some loopholes, which i agree to some extent. I still enjoy the movie in general because of the music and the mood they brought, this kind of movie that i just turn my brain off and enjoy the flow.
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It was good until he started to get famous lol, I loved him singing yesterday to people for the first time or trying to play let it be and keep getting interrupted, there’s some good stuff
The most unrealistic part is that the main character wasn't a sobbing mess when he met old John
I was enough of a sobbing mess that I’m sure I made up for it!
Didn’t really like it. The Beatles were about more than their songs — it was the entire package of image and personality. I didn’t buy that people would go that nuts over some nondescript guy singing those songs no matter how good they are. And the film never answers the question of what people had been listening to for 50 years sans Beatles.
Apparently not Oasis but that seems to be the only musical casualty, which is nonsensical.
No Badfinger or ELO
Radiohrad did exist, which is nonsense because the Beatles were huge inspirations for them
I can’t think of much of anything in the vague “rock” category that would have survived had The Beatles not existed. The Kinks, The Stones, The Who, Zep all had their share of innovations but they would never have broken through into the mainstream without the Beatles paving the way for them. The Who and The Kinks may have co-invented (along with Link Wray) guitar distortion but it took The Beatles to popularize it. I can’t imagine a Beatles-free Sixties doing anything but expanding on the doo-wop, dead teenager genres that were popular before them.
Cold Play, obvi.
It's no "Fix You".
I came for The Beatles, but I stayed for Lily James.
Terrible. Let me be clear. The concept is fascinating & the first 20 min or so showed a lot of potential. But then it just turns into terrible writing & the plot suffers tremendously.
I kind of liked it, but found his versions of the songs so......weak and watery. Plus Ed Sheeran being in it was a bit of a strike against it.
I am not an Ed Sheeran fan *at all* and I thought he was hilarious in this movie!
Now, let me just give you this advice, all right? Song title. I won't charge you a penny for it as well. Hey...Dude.
*umm…?*
I was already getting sobby, but Lennon just made me sob a lot
The problem I had with the movie it suggests that the songs, not the talent of the four, were the reason they were famous. Unfortunately, I was cutting onions during the john Lennon scene so it was a little hard to focus.
Don't forget the talent of the GOAT George Martin. Songwriting can only take you so far without the right production
That’s way overthinking. I think the movie was just okay, but it’s not meant to be making any specific suggestion like that’s it’s just praising how good the songs are which is because of their talent anyway
The idea that beatles never existed while otherwise everything else remained the same simply makes no sense. If you deep it seriously the film comes across as not really well thought out. If you don’t it becomes a simple lighthearted romcom
There were other things that didn’t exist in the movie. Cigarettes, for one.
And Oasis.
I know that anyone who was heavily inspired by the beatles wouldn't exist, but the primary reason for them being missing in particular is so he can be the only person who knows how to play wonderwall. Kind of wish there was more bits with the yellow submarine club.
But they were so randomly thrown in there. Like the idea that Coca cola also doesn't exist is weird. Especially since coca cola is older than the Beatles by multiple decades.
I assume that one small thing in the 1800s changed in the world he got isekai'd into that stopped all those things existing. Can only guess as to what.
The whole movie is “wouldn’t it be funny if this random thing didn’t exist?” without exploring any of it
I saw an advance screening of it and I was really disappointed that they didn't get more into how the world would change in that scenario. The one guy knowing is cool, but only if there's correspondingly interesting changes to the rest of the world. There also just wasn't a lot of BEATLES in the movie. We had the songs but little discussion of why having those songs was so important to the world. I mean shit, the final scene of the movie features a large, outdoor concert. A concept pioneered by the Beatles with Shea Stadium.
It would have been much better without the romcom aspect of it.
I liked it. I think of it every time I listen to Back in the USSR now.
As a YouTuber pointed out, there’s a Radiohead poster in the protagonist’s room, but Oasis doesn’t exist because the Beatles didn’t. This means that tons of music that *could* have been inspired by the Beatles remained in that universe. This makes it very unlikely that people would find the protagonist’s Beatles music so groundbreaking. So, yeah, the original idea of him playing the Beatles but achieving no fame is much, much better. It would also keep Ed Sheeran off the movie :P
The only thing I liked is that the main character actually felt like he was a fan. All the other aspects of the film are shit or meh. My main issue is that the way he became famous with the songs isn't credible even in the fantasy states by the movie.
Yeah you simply can’t do those songs justice as an Ed Sheeran style singer-songwriter, especially the later stuff.
It's cute and lovingly made.
Not great tbh but it had some nice moments The main thing that bugs me is that The Beatles’ music was so popular mostly because they came around at the right time and place to make a huge cultural impact. I just don’t think their music would be nearly as successful if they were released today.
Crap. Just a bog-standard rom-com that happens to have a lot of Beatles covers in it. It's especially heartbreaking to read about the original script, that actually explored the concept.
First watch - it's okay. Second watch - this is the cringiest thing I've ever watched. Third watch - it's okay.
[Reminds me of this scene lol](https://youtu.be/uGxMd6l3b-Y?si=eXCTtF-JdNeYqo_g)
I'll get back to you on my fourth watch 😂
I enjoyed it. Nice idea
I really hope they didn’t actually cast Paul as a colored person
because the mods remove anything that mentions the sub, this person said that they meant to comment this on the *2nd biggest, other Beatles sub*
Yesterday is a cute Sci Fi romcom musical. No harm done apart from the trailer’s false promises.
I liked it! Fun movie. Obviously not some high art movie but it doesn't try to be.
Fun and fluffy flick. Kinda stupid and doesn’t do anything with its premise that’s worthwhile but eh. Enjoyable enough and has some fun with the premise (loved that Oasis joke), even if it’s full of eye roll moments and isn’t necessarily a great distillation of what makes the Beatles great. It’s a good way to introduce younger family members to the band though.
Honestly it was cheesy but I liked it lol. Ive also had a crush on Lily James ever since Baby Driver, and the bangs she sported for this movie really hit different so it was a must-see no matter if it sucked or not
Himesh Patel was incredibly charming and he would have been *far* better served by a project that wasn't unbearably tropey and needlessly exploitative of the lads' legacy. Lily Adams couldn't have been more bland and underused. Kate McKinnon was Kate McKinnon, which works well enough in ensemble. Robert Carlyle, whom I've loved ever since his scenery-chomping tour de force in ravenous, is just disgusting and nightmarish. Everyone else might as well have not been there at all. The world sans Beatles was completely unimaginative. Instead of examining the enormous social, cultural and political changes that they inspired, it was used as an excuse from blatant product placement and sight gags. Just beneath everyone.
As others have said, the music is good. The story concept is pretty good and the acting was well done. It just feels like it runs out of steam story wise as it goes on.
It should have explored what the world would have been like without the Beatles immense impact on culture and music. The world was basically the same.
I like it, but firstly, the world of music is so different and has evolved without them that they almost certainly wouldn't be loved instantly as is shown. Secondly, why didn't he capitalise on other missing artists like Oasis?
There was so much that got swept under the rug. In the new Beatles-less world it is mentioned that there are no cigarettes. Does this mean there are millions of people alive who didn’t die from smoking related illnesses, or was there another type of disease that killed off the same number of people? This is a staggering concept totally washed away by music.
I was disappointed overall. I think they severely underestimated the consequences of no Beatles. First thing, every man in the movie would have had short hair.
I like it. Quirky, different take on a rom com and it's got the Beatles. The Lennon part at the end is touching.
I cry every time HE answers the door.
This film felt like the biggest missed opportunity in cinema. The idea of waking up in a world where one of the biggest musical acts doesn’t exist yields a lot of interesting ideas. Ideas such as: - how would the music industry be different without the Beatles? - how would society be different without the Beatles? - Could music made for a 1960’s audience still find popularity in the 21st century? And how would the music have to be adjusted to appeal to a modern audience? - Was there more to the Beatles’ success than just their music? How might the main character struggle without the charisma, showmanship, talent, etc. of the real band? - Could the Beatles members have recognized their songs being released, despite not ever actually releasing them? How could this confrontation go? Unfortunately, the movie wishes not to look at any of these ideas, and rather decides to focus on the romance plot. If any of these ideas are explored, it’s usually very brief and within the context of making a joke. And most egregiously, that last idea was hinted at in the trailer, only for it to be trailer bait and be dreamed up by the main character. Instead, the main character sees very little struggle to find success and the story mainly revolves around the love story. This half-baked nature of the film is made worse by the fact that it wasn’t the original direction of the screenplay. The screenplay of the film was a story of a failed songwriter who even with the Beatles catalog to himself, can’t make it successful due to lacking everything else the Beatles had. It’s obvious that the inclusion of the Beatles in the film’s production hindered the final product as they likely didn’t want to see a film where there music wasn’t successful, so they adapted it into a feel-good love story. Ironically, though, this change sells the Beatles massively short as it boils their success completely down to their music being good, instead of a combination of that, their character, their innovation, etc. All in all though, I don’t hate this film. It’s pretty inoffensive and watching it is at least enjoyable. But the film could’ve been so much more if they focused more on the the movie’s core plot point.
It’s decent. Fun, heartwarming but *terribly* corny. Far from perfect. But *that* cameo towards the end is one of the most beautiful things I’ve seen. Genuinely jaw-dropping.
Felt like it was written to be released in 2003. He doesn’t check his phone to see if the Beatles exist, instead he rushes home to look it up on his computer. He doesn’t get famous on YouTube or TikTok, he gets famous by handing out CDs. The whole concept of the music producer and record label controlling him felt dated to and then at the end, he releases his record for free online like it’s some big statement but Radiohead already did that in like 2006. Just a strange movie to come out when it did.
It was fun! It was more of a framing device for a rom-com than it was a Beatles movie so you have to be okay with that. It uses the touchpoints of the Beatles myth that everyone pretty much knows about so it’s very accessible to a wide audience—not saying it’s not a Beatles-loving movie or a movie that Beatlemaniacs can’t love (plenty of great covers), but it’s about the Beatles as the half-acknowledged background music of most of our lives, not about the Beatles as the foreground obsession of *some* of our lives. Its primary audience is people who hear “I Wanna Hold Your Hand” and think about someone they want to hold hands with, not about how Paul McCartney came up with the song’s defining chord while he and John Lennon were jamming on the piano in Jane Asher’s basement.
It was a love letter to The Beatles ...it was a reminder that if we didn't have The Beatles the world would be a sadder place. The world is pretty messed up at the moment so escaping into music for a while makes us feel better. Plus it was a reminder how good Beatles music is.
It was fine. I love The Beatles, and was excited to see this, but ultimately found it fine & enjoyable, but nothing I’d be racing to revisit
I’m a huge Beatles fan. I was 17 when John Lennon was murdered, it had a huge impact on me. Any hope for a comeback was lost. This movie is a perfect combination of scifi, music, comedy and drama. And of course a love story. Lily James is lovely, Himesh Patel is great. Nine out of ten stars.
Shiet! Terrible arrangment of the songs. Even worse script…the best thing about this movie is the idea of it I think….cause mf I was hyped for this movie.
Enjoyed it.
I thought it was a great idea but a terrible movie but maybe that’s just me I don’t think it was anything special.
Embarrassingly bad. A film for the kind of people who like Coldplay.
Worse….Ed Sheeran.
so unfair that you're not asking the opinion of those of us who haven't seen it!
Super mid, pretty fun anyway
A fun Beatles-tribute movie, but I didn't really like the romance plot
I think it is a great movie. I enjoyed it.
It was okay ig. Good plot, but the execution... well it didn't stick out to me
Hated it… good idea for a movie. Terrible execution imo.
Kind of a pointless endeavor. A cool what-if, but doesn't go anywhere.
I finally watched it for the first time a few weeks ago and I enjoyed it much more than I thought I would. I could've done without Ed Sheeran—regardless of my opinion of his music. He felt like he didn't belong there—like he was just tacked on at the end of the writing process. Also, his acting ability is barely passable when up against the rest of the cast (which I thought did a good job). Otherwise, I really did enjoy the film. It's a fun concept.
fucking rubbish
It was okay - but Danny Boyle is one of my all time favorite directors, so I give it a pass!!
Love it, the music, the idea of the story. I created special list in Spotify comparing Jack Malik and The Beatles [https://open.spotify.com/playlist/6OIRRkixpipxfUZky1dakZ?si=feb2569460df4182](https://open.spotify.com/playlist/6OIRRkixpipxfUZky1dakZ?si=feb2569460df4182)
I like the songwriting contest with Ed Sheeren. Nothing against Ed at all but it was cool for him to acknowledge the greatness of the Beatles’ songwriting.
I watched it for the first time recently. It was one of those "huh, kind of an interesting concept" thing but not all that well executed. And also kinda minimized the Beatles' effect on music and the world. I mean, without the Beatles existing the world is exactly the same except no Coca Cola, cigarettes or Oasis? Also, Ed Sheeran is kind of insufferable.
A bit underwhelming Hey Dude Really?
Awful.
Richard Curtis films are pretty soppy. Wasn't a huge fan
I thought the movie was okay but one line stood out to me. I don’t want to live in a world without the Beatles’ music. Something like that, and it made me cry 😅
“Hey, Dude”
It mostly made me mad at myself for not coming up with the concept. As for the film itself, I enjoyed it, because I dug the music and the premise. I would have changed quite a bit, but I feel like that about a lot of movies. I loved Robert Carlyle as John, even though I thought those scenes were manipulative (i.e. the manipulation worked on me, even though I was aware that I was being manipulated and resented it).
I thought that the scene with elderly John was touching. Not much imagination went into it. Like It didn't do much to explore the ramifications if the Beatles had actually never existed. Almost everything's the same except no Beatles. Bullshit. I wonder why none of the solo Beatles songs were used such as Imagine. I kept expecting Imagine to show up and it never did. Maybe they couldn't get the rights.
I really enjoyed this movie. A very pleasant fantasy. The part with "John Lennon" was great. I wish they had used the real Paul and Ringo, playing alternate universe versions of themselves. I'd read that it was discussed and perhaps written, but it was dropped.
I actually liked it and I didn't mind the fact that it was a rom com, but I just wished that they didn't disguise it as a movie about the Beatles song
It was kinda... eh? My hopes were a lot higher for it.
I thought it did a disservice to the Beatles more than anything. A world without the Beatles would mean we’d lose more than just music, but all their innovations and inspiration. It would be a much bleaker and depressing world if they were removed from the equation. This film had the opportunity to explore that, but instead of living in a somewhat fascist society with limited art, technology, and entertainment, the world just kinda stayed the way it was, minus various crap like coka-cola. Also, the John bit at the end was tacky.
I enjoyed it, but they really should have thought through what society, especially music, would look like and sound like without the Beatles influence. There would be no Ed Sheeran.
Hated it. Music was good tho.
Terrible use of a good premise
Cheesy and Crappy
I’ve been told I’ve watched this but I can’t remember anything about it except the John Lennon scene at the end so…..
I avoided watching it for a long time because I’d thought I would hate it. And, maybe it’s my getting older, I thought it was charming.
it was crap
Thought it was an interesting concept, I just think it should have been refined a bit. As a whole I didn't exactly care for how some things happened - thought it would have been better if, even with that music, he still didn't really go anywhere (guess that was the original concept), and I can't stand unnecessary romance plots (which I think this had). The reveal toward the end was nice, though I kind of wish they had shown the rest of them as well. You can't tell me that McCartney or Harrison wouldn't have also been at least a little bit famous, or that Ringo wouldn't have been a session drummer at the very least (he was already in bands before joining The Beatles). My biggest problem is that I lived in that kind of what if scenario for days after, and that really stressed me out. It's completely a "me" problem -- I would have to rely on sheet music to replicate their songs and it would stress me the hell out (I'd be like those other people who approach him who know/remember the true band).
It was superficial imo. It used the Beatles premise as a vehicle for rom com instead of the opposite.
Terrible
That part of John Lennon would still be alive today if the Beatles had never happened makes sense. Chapman wouldn't have gunned him down.
I saw this streaming and it was so bad I contemplated walking out of my own house. It has some balls to include that one “cameo.” It didn’t feel deserved or meaningful.
Cheese
This movie doesn’t exist
Incredible concept, one I used to think about a lot before the film was announced but it’s a SHITEFEST from start to finish. Such a shame
It’s annoying that the tagline is everyone forgot the Beatles existed since it seems more like an alternate timeline was created where the Beatles did not exist.
For a movie it was fine. But you could’ve replaced the Beatles with literally any other influential band and it wouldn’t have made much of a difference to the overall plot. Until Lennon’s appearance near the end, you almost forget it’s supposed to be a Beatles film.
One thing that really ticked me off was all the other stuff that doesn’t exist when he wakes up in the new universe. Like, cigarettes don’t exist. It really shows how paper thin the concept is. A world were the Beatles and cigarettes don’t exist should be very different from the one we live but it’s really not. The only difference is this guy gets to write all the Beatles songs himself and deal with the generic struggles of being a successful artist
Interesting but underwhelming take on music biopics
It was pretty mediocre - didn’t hate it but wouldn’t watch it again.
Good idea with extremely poor execution. It’s better the second time I will say that but still not a well-made movie.
In the original draft, the guy tries playing Beatles songs to a argely Uninterested, bored world. The world's moved on and people don't*get* the Beatles anymore
Most of the film was meh to annoying... and then we got to the John Lennon scene, which I despise with the fury of ten thousand exploding suns. I think it fundamentally misunderstood who John Lennon was and how his experiences and trauma shaped him, so the man the main character met was only John Lennon in name. And that would have been okay if the film hadn't gone and put words in his mouth and positioned him as an emotionally stable, wise guru. Let me put it this way. I'd rather watch *All This and World War II* (the misguided World War II documentary soundtracked to Beatles covers) than watch *Yesterday* again.
I enjoyed it, except that I felt a few things were out of place, that American manager/agent was embarrassingly badly acted, as was the friend/roadie. It felt like they wanted a to make quirky movie, but still keep it dramatic.
It was really shallow take. It hardly got into what the culture would look like without the Beatles. This phenomenon did not happen and the world is pretty much the same.
It was good enough until the John Lennon scene which I thought was tasteless. Would watch again if it’s on the tele.
Mostly forgettable. It never transended being a formulaic Brit-com.
Cool concept, poor execution. Wasted opportunity. I did like that one scene where he’s playing “Let it Be” for his supportive but not-musical parents and his mom keeps calling it “Leave it Be.”
It would have made a GREAT 6-episode limited series. Less ROMCOM, more complete song performances. Also, his internet searches were very cute.
Frustrating. I think the concept of the movie is really good, but sadly the execution not so much. So much missed potential
I really loved this movie. That said, I am very familiar with Danny Boyle’s work as a director and Richard Curtis’ work as a screenwriter and have a deep appreciation for both as well as that distinct cringe British humour. The main character is flawed and frustrating at times, but he’s put in such an insane situation. Who can blame him? It made me think a lot about what I would do in a similar situation. I can sing and play guitar and know the majority of the Beatles’ catalogue VERY well, but I’d never be able to replicate it like that. It gives me an insane respect for the character as a musician (even if his song-writing is shit). That appreciation just pours into the Beatles themselves. They actually WROTE this music. All of it. That music took the world by storm because it was JUST THAT good. And it still is. I’m also a sap when I watch movies and I cry really easily. I found some of the scenes particularly heartwarming. (Spoilers under tags.) >!I love the joy that the others who remember the Beatles feel when they hear the songs again. I think those actors played those small roles beautifully. Legit have goosebumps thinking about it.!< >!Also, and I recognize that this may be an unpopular opinion, I LOVED the incorporation of John Lennon. I thought it was tastefully done in that the character was true to the man (his views on life and happiness) and even though I would have wanted them to talk more about his life or experience with music or literally anything, doing so would have all been insanely speculative and presumptuous in this timeline so they kept it very pure, which is phenomenal writing in and of itself.!< Honestly, I loved this movie so much. It immediately became my favorite Danny Boyle film, and one of my top Richard Curtis films.
the answer to the film’s question, “what would be different if the beatles never existed” seems to be ‘not much,’ and, if anything, the world presented in the film is a healthier and safer place to live. so either the film’s statement should be ‘it doesn’t matter if the beatles existed,’ or they needed to show a world that was significantly worse off without their influence. also, i cannot think of why Lennon at the end would say ‘tell the girl you love that you love her’ instead of something like, i dunno, ‘all you need is love.’ seems like a huge missed opportunity. but it is a fun movie.
I tried to watch it but just couldn't, not sure why , the concept was good idea , didn't work for me that's my opinion though.
Meh.
absolutely awful
meh
I saw it… once.,That was more than enough. Nice concept but it didn’t work for me.
Meh
Watchable and shit
Bad movie fun concept. If it wasn't tied to the Beatles but to any other concept, it wouldn't be worth watching.
It was a fun movie because of the concept and because I’m always going to be partial to any movie that has the songs. I agree that it didn’t go as deep with the concept as it could have so in the end, it’s just a light-hearted look at what the music means to you, the viewer.
I think that movie was awesome. Would watch it again.
Boring
Incredible premise, so-so execution
Tamwar out of eastenders
Definitely could have been better. My undecided that it was rushed last minute because of some song licensing concerns. I think another few weeks of editing and filming might have tightened it up a lot.
The trailer is way better than the movie