This is a claustrophobic, high-stakes character drama set almost entirely within the recording studios (Twickenham and Abbey Road) and the Apple Corps offices. It dissects the disintegration of the world's biggest friendship. The film focuses on John's heroin addiction and obsession with Yoko, Paul's desperate, controlling attempts to keep the band afloat, George's spiritual resentment at being ignored, and Ringo's weariness. It is a film about four men who love each other but can no longer stand to be in the same room, culminating in the rooftop concert—not as a triumph, but as a final, bittersweet goodbye.
