Rating of
2/4
Confusing, Inane
Franz Patrick - wrote on 03/29/08
I don't even know where to begin. I had high expectations coming into this movie because I'm a big fan of The Beatles and I was interested to see how this film would interpret their songs. Plus, Evan Rachel Wood won me over in "Thirteen" so I was excited to see her again. Unfortunately, there isn't much of a story in this musical. I thought that they jumped from one song after another, introducing weird (and somewhat interesting) images along with them, without any form of transition. Not to mention they jumped forward in time without letting the audience know that they did it. When my friend and I tried to sort the details out, we got even more confused because characters would disappear one minute and appear the next without any explanation. Overall, this was a very frustrating ride and it made me dizzy. They should've made it a lot shorter: less songs and more story--probably an hour and fifty minutes (maximum) would suffice. I'm not going on this ride again for a while. It's a big disappointment.
