beatleboy-1

Maybe it's a mockumentary but it's kind of sick. You can watch it but you might fall asleep. Besmirches the Beatles. If you like to learn about the Beatles and their many accomplishments you can find other flicks that do that. This one will be watched because it uses known historical facts and then spins them into urban myths. If you want to watch it just to see how they went about creating this spin you might learn a thing or two. The narrator sounds like George but you can tell it's fake. The writer gets the time line pretty much correct but then he weaves such a net of falsehoods and imaginings that it gets a bit creepy. I remember the "Paul is Dead" stuff that went on during the Magical Mystery Tour and this film takes that to a new frontier of falsehood.

This is a fun movie, and a good behind-the-scenes-look at moviemaking, both indie and "big studio" productions. The plot is very simple and all of the players move in and out of "the deal" at different times. The "deal" even begins to take on a life of its own with most of the characters compromising their interests to be a part of it. Very good character studies. I think this movie should have used all of the actors real names, as it seemed contrived to have a fictional name for Anouk Aimee.