A review of the new Brian Epstein biopic Midas Man with Andrew Brooks

[@chris-i3p3c]

I went to a special screening of Midas Man on 7th October 2024 at Curzon Cinema Mayfair London. An outstanding movie and outstanding performance by Jacob Fortune Lloyd as Brian. A must see movie to watch!!

[@shit_wizard]

you will have fun. it will be "groovy" as the beatles say.. trust thou groove I yeild upon thou. Yes, the fun is the now.

[@dale3852]

That's right chris

[@trevorbrown2813]

Thanks for your review. I can’t wait to watch it. Birth of the Beatles is also in Prime if you want buy or rent it.

[@AndrewBrooks]

Good to know!

[@TheGugu1965]

This one is classic better than bsckbeat more complete

[@georgerodrigues4638]

Birth of the Beatles is not too bad, but the instruments are wrong (apart from Macca's basss, they always get that right) and Lennon looks slightly too old. But he's the right height.

[@trevorbrown2813]

⁠I wouldn’t worry about the guitars. It’s the story they never get right. But it is an enjoyable little film. But the film makers asked Pete Best for help with making BOTB. But you can see all the wrong things in it. As most Beatles biopics.

[@leahmariedavies1808]

me personally i liked it i have been a huge beetles fan for a long time i like the cast i thought it was sad i have always loved Paul McCartney and also Brian Epstein he was such a genuine and lovely man everything he promised to do he kept to his word you don't get mangers as generous, honest and as caring as he was Brian was a one of Liverpool class❤😊

[@pennylane6311]

Glad you enjoyed the film, cant wait to see it next week. The cavern was purpose built in a warehouse. The shop fronts were filmed in blackpool and some scenes shots in liverpool. I agree about your comment about lennon being short.. Thanks to good ol' freda as she was sent a script for approval and she gave her memories too, to help with the story/ script Shame all you need is love wasn't used, but i guess thats 🍏 wanting mega bucks for it or not wanting to be part of this film, which is quite sad.

[@urasam2]

Shame Freda didn’t tell them how to pronounce Epstein

[@davecostello560]

Shame they couldn't have used some tasteful instrumental versions of Beatle songs as the incidental music.

[@scotttaylor7767]

It was okay but I wished they had used Beatles songs. It’s great they had Gerry and the pacemakers and Cilla Black. But you don’t really understand why the Beatles are so incredible and blow Brian away at the cavern in 1961. Also I thought it was pretty mean how they make the merchandising fiasco Clive’s his brothers fault. When the evidence is pretty overwhelming it was Brian’s stuff up. Also according to Geoff Emrick the Beatles were ferocious at Brian when he told them about the “Our world “ broadcast in 1967. But here they just smile and nod when he gives them the news. And the Yellow Submarine movie was not very well received by the band. They thought it was going to be crap. Yet here it’s presented at Brian Epstein’s idea ! So historically it’s not entirely accurate.

[@shit_wizard]

They did not use any Beatles songs because the right to buy a Beatles song is almost as expensive as the film budget! The average Beatles song costs 250,000$ to buy the rights to.. ridiculous eh? such a rich band of the richest musicians, known internationally.. Always writing songs about greedy rich men, hypocritical if ya'ask me.

[@lylahale5284]

i went into this with some trepidation...i can honestly say its absolutely brilliant, ignore all the little inconsistencies, i kept me riveted from minute one...i implore everyone to watch this...ITS FAB !

[@spaceengineer1452]

Makes NO sense to have a short John. He was the band leader…and I’m a very short guy!

[@georgerodrigues4638]

It's totally ludicrous. I mean, they could have at least fixed that with some AI trickery or lifts in his shoes.

[@blanchehudson1717]

Jonah is 5’8 the other actors are 6’3 The original director Jonas Akerlund had plans for clever angles etc A couple of years later after production issues they just had to concentrate on the essences of the people being portrayed and they capture that in bucket loads I think

[@spaceengineer1452]

@@blanchehudson1717 J P & G were 5'11". Ridiculous to have a short J.

[@PiotrSiedlecki-qv2cd]

Yes, now we have AI, no need for stilts.

[@barrybaddams7095]

@@spaceengineer1452 That's a myth hungover from the early beatles PR releases. Paul was tallest at 5'10" and John & George 5'9". They looked taller in their Beatle boots though.

[@patrickmoreau7592]

That’s great Andrew I didn’t know this was coming out

[@shineonugrzydieman]

Thanks for review I saw the movie last month in local cinema in New Zealand and loved it.

[@chris-i3p3c]

I am glad that you thoroughly enjoyed it in New Zealand!! Did you leave a review on Midas Man IMDb, if not please do :)

[@robertjames7389]

I was lucky enough to stay in Liverpool for 2 nights. I was invited to the Gala Premiere :) Fine and charming performances all around! ❤

[@michaellundsrensen2292]

Prime from 2. November i Denmark and maybe other countries.

[@davehoward22]

The jimi hendrix bio had no hendrix music either

[@Evergot]

Any negative comments about the movie relate to the physical attributes of the Beatles or the lack of actual Beatles songs. But this is a biopic of Brian Epstein NOT The Beatles. It is an excellent movie with an excellent cast and some outstanding performances. I thought it was a fantastic movie.

[@L.J.W.98]

I thought it was very good, makes me want a proper Beatles biopic now

[@Neil-Aspinall]

Where can it be seen, Netflix ?

[@AndrewBrooks]

As I said in the video Amazon Prime (UK), not sure about rest of the world.

[@patticrichton1135]

Well on my Amazon Prime here in the U.S., when I typed in "MIDAS MAN" it said "NOT AVAILABLE to be seen in your AREA" WHY is that? Is it never going to be available to be seen in the U.S.? If that is the case, it probably won't be on DVD here either. UK DVDs don't play on our players.

[@AndrewBrooks]

Sorry I'm in the UK so can't help you

[@chachabooom5]

I want to see it too, I’m in the US.

[@fernandoaldekoa2436]

Maybe a VPN would help.

[@scotttaylor7767]

You might want to watch “Nowhere Boy” and “Backbeat” before you see this one.

[@Noah-gq7pq]

their should be a film about george martin,,how he worked with the beatles on any given day,,that has nt been done i dont think

[@kafesociety1759]

Really? I thought the actors playing the Fabs were horrendous, including the circus dwarf they cast as Lennon lol

[@thekitowl]

Agree & it was too easy to pull apart the inaccuracies .

[@ciaranflynn1397]

No You've got to hide your love away as they obviously had no permission to play Beatles songs, all songs in it were their cover versions

[@AndrewBrooks]

As I said in the review.

[@Kieop]

It is only fanon that this song is about Brian.

[@adamkincaid1234]

The height of John ruins it for me, why didn't they just give him shoe lifts or something? Also there's no darkness in his character in this film, it's all quips and sunshine, only one side of him. Glaring errors

[@501sqn3]

......hang on !, there isn't any Beatles recordings in this film?!!!!!!!, you've got to be joking 😣

[@georgerodrigues4638]

I mean, I can live with that. But the guy playing Lennon being too short is just a joke..

[@shit_wizard]

​@@georgerodrigues4638 Paul has criticized Beatle biopics in the past for making John "too tall"... who can blame the casting directors for not trying to push one of Paul's millions of buttons. Hahaha! Just kiddin' round! Paul isn't that easy to piss off, he's a sweetie pie, which I guess is why he's so insecure about being belittled... He didn't cry once when his mother died, same goes for John's death! All claims made by sir McCartney himself! Ahh I don't get his problem with looking 00000000.1% more inferior.. petty, reeeeeeeeaaaal petty!!! Maybe it's cause he's always told he looks "feminine", guess that takes a toll on a bloke! So to speak, McCartney mustn't be inherently "misogynistic" oh no! He would never! That'd be ridiculous! Ahh but perhaps his comparisons to Angela Lansbury shifted him away from the feminine look he rocked in his early days.. Ah, twill be missed, indeed. Hmm, beard grown and all, but since his "manly" phase he has taken on the feminine form of Martha Stewart.. Ah he looks sweeter and more feminine then ever! That's what we love about McCartney, his admirable feminine looks...

[@reteipdevries]

This actor does not look like Brian at all. Not at all.

[@Borella309]

Can't wait to pay good money to watch another not even passable resemblance to a Beatle do a Beatle cliche "well for starters, I don't like your tie" line in a Beatles related bio-pic with no Beatles music - sounds like money not well spent and time well wasted. (At least Pete Best might get some quid thrown his way for using his likeness?).

[@shit_wizard]

Beatles songs are crazy expensive to buy the rights to! The average Beatles song costs 250,000$ That's half the films budget!

[@RoobarbnoCustard]

Terrible casting except Epi, Pete and George Martin