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Let It Be (2001)

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Average Rating: 6.2/10
Reviews Counted: 12
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Movie Info

G, 1 hr. 21 min.

Documentary, Drama, Musical & Performing Arts

Directed By: Michael Lindsay-Hogg

In Theaters: Jan 1, 2001 Wide

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Critic Reviews for Let It Be

All Critics (12) | Top Critics (2) | Fresh (9) | Rotten (3)

Let It Be is a relatively innocuous, unimaginative piece of film.

September 6, 2007 Full Review Source: Variety

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Variety Staff

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Sanitized it may well be, but agonizing nonetheless -- it's a domestic squabble that somehow touches history.

September 26, 2002 Full Review Source: Chicago Reader

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Dave Kehr

Chicago Reader

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The scenes included in the film show the four simply trying to make music, and often as not having fun doing it.

September 6, 2007 Full Review Source: TV Guide's Movie Guide

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TV Guide's Movie Guide

The sycophancy of the direction notwithstanding, this survives as a fascinating record of both the Beatles' collapse and their unending power over their audience (us).

June 24, 2006 Full Review Source: Time Out

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Time Out

In many ways, it is the best Beatles film.

September 25, 2003 Full Review Source: Film Threat

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Phil Hall

Film Threat

Like the album it shares a name with, the film is not all it should have been.

May 24, 2003 Full Review Source: Film4

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Film4

Phoney documentary with great music. Notable for the bits of truth that get through

October 17, 2002 Comment

Ken Hanke

Mountain Xpress (Asheville, NC)

The only glimpse we will have of the world's most successful and influential musical group at work

September 24, 2002 Full Review | Comment

Shane Burridge

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The Beatles doing that they do best, making music. Never a bad thing.

December 3, 2011

Eric Alvarez

Super Reviewer

I wouldn't be surprised if the reason why "Let It Be" is so difficult to obtain legally has something to do with Paul McCartney's awareness that he comes across as a bit of a twat in it. When he's not bullying George Harrison about his playing, he's bitching to John Lennon about Harrison's reluctance to perform in

May 10, 2008

Stephen M

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