Directed by Joe Stevenson,”Midas man“ He is curious. As autobiographical topics go, The Beatles boss Brian Epstein It’s long overdue. Unfortunately, the “Man of Midas” It feels like a missed opportunity to get to the heart of this tragic figure, the visionary engineer Beatlemania.
In terms of texture “Midas Man” It has the look and feel of a made-for-TV movie, especially given how the film glosses over much of the Epstein story and leaves out some aspects entirely.
“Midas Man” Jacob Fortune Lloyd features (“The Queen’s Gambit“) in the title role. eg diverse It has recently been reported that the film’s production was fraught with a host of additional issues, however, and Fortune-Lloyd gamely imbues Epstein’s character with welcome senses of grit and vulnerability. Sadly, any hope of authenticity largely begins and ends with his performance.
As a biographical figure, Epstein’s short life was filled with tension and drama. Sometimes “Midas Man” He seems to approach these moments with a strange sense of emptiness. During Epstein’s lifetime, homosexuality was criminalized in Great Britain, forcing him to live a closeted lifestyle. He is credited with the “Man of Midas” He is not ashamed of this side of his personality. But even then, the film fails to take full advantage of the everyday tensions that plagued its existence. And when it comes to his long-rumored dalliance John Lennon Jonah Liz during a Spanish vacation in the movie “Midas Man” Completely silent, completely ignoring the situation.
In fact, Epstein’s relationship with the Beatles – the most important aspect of his career accomplishments – has been reduced to a series of sage advice from his bandmates. Other than Epstein’s all-encompassing belief in their talents when others ignored them, the film doesn’t really lean into the nature of his connection to these four lads from Liverpool. In terms of secondary characters, Charlie Palmer Rothwell positively shines as George Martin. In contrast, Jay Leno Seems as wrong Ed Sullivanstrangely transforms the legendary showman into a gangster figure.
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Perhaps most important is the “Midas Man.” It serves as a cautionary tale of sorts about the urgent need for realism in contemporary cinema. Today’s viewers simply expect more when it comes to films about historical figures. Decades ago, movie audiences were significantly more tolerant when it came to filmmakers’ claims about the need to reshape history to accommodate the silver screen.
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Take “Friend Holly’s Story” (1978) for example Gary Busey Photos of the legendary singer-songwriter from Lubbock, Texas. In those pre-internet times, we were simply happy to get a movie about Holly, no matter how many liberties the filmmakers took with his life story. But those days are over. This is where the “Man of Midas” is located. FAILS THE TEST: It simply doesn’t feel like a true telling of the incredible story of Epstein and the Beatles. If anything, it comes off like Beatles-lite. In short, our expectations for authenticity are high, and people like Sam Mendes, who is preparing to tell the Beatles’ story across four films, would do well to heed that warning.
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