A Hard Day's Night

"A Hard Day's Night"
Richard Lester, 1964

This film is a very entertaining comedy, a pseudo-documentary that follows a day in the life of The Beatles. The band members portray themselves as dry-humored troublemakers who are constantly being chased by hordes of screaming fans. There are many entertaining scenes, many funny dialogue exchanges ("Are you a Mod or a Rocker," a reporter asks Ringo, who replies, "No, I'm a mocker."), and catchy songs, which all seem to be concerned with falling in love with women. Ironically, all of the band members, in the film at least, are recluses who are so egocentric that they are only comfortable amongst each other. But they, and the director Richard Lester, seem to have a lot of fun engaging in their many fictional shenanigans, and their joy is simply infectious.

Rating: 8

First Viewed: 8/11/08, on DVD - IMDb