The film is highly recommended to any Beatle-enthusiast out there who would like to get an insight into the early Beatles days and how things began.

Atmospheric pacing certainly has its limp spells, and when it comes to structural pacing, there are even more slow spells, backed by excess material and filler that leave the film to wander along until it finally collapses into repetition that drag out the final product, which still only comes out at about 100 minutes, partially because it tightens up plenty of the places that count. The soundtrack is superb but as the actual band playing the songs includes the likes of Dave Grohl this should not come as a surprise to many.

There are a few great characters brought to life by a few very good performances by the actors portraying them, and that is what really drew me in. Keep track of everything you watch; tell your friends. Terrific film about Stuart Sutcliffe - examining his friendship with John Lennon, become a Beatle, meeting Astrid Kirchher and eventually following his heart to become an artist. This is probably one of my favorite "Non-Beatle" Beatles movie (along with "Yesterday" and "Across The Universe") Although it's not 100% factual, it still showed the friendship between Stu Sutcliff and John Lennon to an amazing degree.

16 of 20 people found this review helpful. They nailed their characters head on. Despite some meandering moments, this remains a unique experience. ), "Backbeat is a thrilling spectacle that rocks the house ... Defiant, raucous, erotic", (Rolling Stone). This movie came pretty close in capturing the Fab Four's youth and raw vitality while in their prime. The performances aren't outstanding, but they are more effective than expected, being not only convincing, but with a certain compelling heart that can sometimes also be found within Iain Softley's direction, whose heights in effectiveness give you compelling glimpses at what could have been. "A wonderful film", The Washington Post Directed by Iain Softley (Hackers), Backbeat is an energetic, musical drama chronicling the pre-fame Beatles as they head to Hamburg in search of success. Fun, but TOO much fantasy. In 1960, close friends Stuart Sutcliffe (Stephen Dorff) and John Lennon (Ian Hart), along with bandmates Paul McCartney (Gary Bakewell), George Harrison (Chris O'Neill), and Pete Best (Scot Williams), move to Hamburg, Germany, in search of success. Plot: The title of this movie is Backbeat which was first released in the year and takes part in the Drama, Music, genres. Douglas Baptie. Again, there is enough meat to the developmental depths of this drama for you to be reasonably compelled, but the underdevelopment, backed by slow spells and repetitiously dragged out moments in filler, places the promising project upon a foundation that is as shaky as it is familiar. By opting to have your ticket verified for this movie, you are allowing us to check the email address associated with your Rotten Tomatoes account against an email address associated with a Fandango ticket purchase for the same movie. The image is an example of a ticket confirmation email that AMC sent you when you purchased your ticket. |, January 26, 2006 | Rating: 3/4 Full of vitality and heart, with a soundtrack that includes rock and roll classics, including music from Dave Grohl (Foo Fighters), David Pirner (Soul Asylum) and Mike Mills (R.E.M. The Weekly Ketchup: James Cameron’s New Leading Man, Jackman Likes "Wolverine," "Hellboy" Has New Enemies, And More! There's a problem loading this menu right now. Sign up here. Crockers Folly, 24 Aberdeen Pl, St John's Wood, London NW8 8JR, United Kingdom, What to Watch if You Miss the "Game of Thrones" Cast. I suspect it had difficulty deciding whether it was made as a documentary about the Beatles early years, or a story about the unfortunate life of Stuart Sutcliffe. |, "And after all this time to find we're just like all the rest, stranded in the park and forced to confess to hiding on the backbeats, hiding on the backbeats!"

An account of The Beatles during the Hamburg years, their signing with Brian Epstein and their inevitable rise during the early sixties.

The Beatles' early days as a struggling bar band are depicted in this fact-based drama, which tells the little-known story of original member Stuart Sutcliffe (Stephen Dorff).

- Rolling Stone (1994). We won’t be able to verify your ticket today, but it’s great to know for the future. Jeez, speaking of screaming and crying in excitement over some band, I bet this supergroup, the Beat-You-Over-the-Headles, blew the minds of alternative rock fans of the '90s, or at least it would have if these guys weren't covering old, kind of cheesy and, well, actually listenable songs. Charts the adventures of the prefab four, possibly the most famous band of all time. Hey, apparently they were the punks of their day, as some record producer came out and said, which is unfortunate, because that jerk inspired the makers of this film to go out and put together the ultimate '90s punk/alternative rock supergroup to record The Beatles covers for this soundtrack. In order to navigate out of this carousel please use your heading shortcut key to navigate to the next or previous heading.

The film tells the story of the original, little-known fifth Beatle, Stuart Sutcliffe, a young painter with rock n' roll sensibility who in 1960 forgoes his promising art career to join his best friend John Lennon (nicely played by Ian Hart) in Berlin.

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Your recently viewed items and featured recommendations, Select the department you want to search in. In 1960, close friends Stuart Sutcliffe (Stephen Dorff) and John Lennon (Ian Hart), along with bandmates Paul McCartney (Gary Bakewell), George Harrison (Chris O'Neill), and Pete Best (Scot Williams), move to Hamburg, Germany, in search of success. The story follows her ... See full summary ».

Iain Softley's and Stephen Ward's script does about as much as anything in holding the film back as rewarding, but at the same time, when the script hits, it helps in reinforcing the final product as borderline strong with such little things as sharp dialogue (If you can here it through all of the annoyingly thick, if convincing accent), as well as such more significant touches as areas in characterization that are, in fact, well-rounded, or at least appear to be when complimented by the inspired acting. Written by

Sure, Softley's shortcomings, both as director and as co-writer, are too potent to deny, driving the final product into underwhelmingness, but not so deeply that the inspiration within Softley's efforts can be ignored, joining an intriguing story and strong performances in keeping you reasonably compelled, if longing for a more rewarding product.

Yeah, I know that this film is kind of about The Beatles, but I can't help but think about two other musical things when looking at this film's title, and I reckon I'm sticking with Bruce Springsteen (Yes, Springsteen's singing "Hiding on the backstreets" exactly eighteen times in that awesome, three-and-a-half-hour-long "Live in New York" video is still not as monotonous as the finale to "Hey Jude"), because I'd rather not think about the Backstreet Boys, even though, around the time featured in this film, The Beatles were kind of like a boy band with talent... and Ringo Starr.

This is not intended to be just a film about The Beatles, it is primarily a film about Stuart Sutcliffe and Astrid Kirchherr although The Beatles can scarcely not be a major part of the story. Directed by Iain Softley. | Fresh (27) and the Terms and Policies, Just confirm how you got your ticket. ), "Backbeat is a thrilling spectacle that rocks the house… Defiant, raucous, erotic." The early, pre-fame days of the Beatles are a great subject for a film, but the potential has been only partly realized in Backbeat. One of my favorite 'non-Beatle' movies.

Great film. Being a Beatles fan I've always been interested in their personal lives and this movie gets more personal than any documentary or news reel could. Reviewed in the United States on November 27, 2012, I had seen the movie twice, when it had first come out, and was rather impressed.

Their tireless performing schedule and charismatic sound quickly put the Beatles on the road to stardom. Well acted and superbly cast, this film takes some beating. A pre-fame Beatles head for the seedy clubs of Hamburg in search of success. | Rating: 3/5 BUT, then, over the next many years, I have read nearly everything I could find about the early Beatles years, and Stu, Astrid, Klaus, etc. |, September 10, 2007 Wish I could watch this film again for the very first time. The story of the Beatles pre Beatle -mania days. |, September 12, 2006

Coming Soon. Reviewed in the United Kingdom on September 21, 2019. When the beat fades out, the film is left too beaten by bland spells, repetitiously dragged out spells, expository shortcomings and considerably formulaic storytelling in slowing down momentum too much for the final product to escape the underwhelmingness that is still admittedly comes close to overcoming, thanks to the decent soundtrack, intriguing story concept, strong acting and heights in inspired writing and direction that make "Backbeat" a consistently enjoyable, sometimes moving look at the early days of The Beatles, and story of one of the legendary band's most forgotten and tragic figures. All Critics (39) Topics Film Having said all that, the acting, and yes; the music was superb and very believable. Backbeat is a 1994 Anglo-German independent drama film directed by Iain Softley.It chronicles the early days of the Beatles in Hamburg, Germany.The film focuses primarily on the relationship between Stuart Sutcliffe (Stephen Dorff) and John Lennon (), and also with Sutcliffe's German girlfriend Astrid Kirchherr ().It has subsequently been made into a stage production.

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