Conceptually gimmicky musical strings popular songs of The Beatles together to tell a love story populated largely by period stock characters. One has to wait about an hour before getting to the trademark Julie Taymor visuals for which I rented the thing, but there defiantly worth seeing, particularly the Army induction number. Also the songs are better integrated into the narrative then they might have been which helps, and while the cast is sufficiently likable the only stand out is Jim Sturges as Jude. I don’t see why we needed the Prudence character at all. Perhaps the best realized treatment of the operatic overtones of the 1960's, still its dramatic value is limited and I felt I was getting only high school level insights on the era. Two out of Five.
Similarly topical and over-earnest mini-series to avoid: The 60's.
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