The Beatles: Eight Days a Week - The Touring Years

...offers two things at once: a history of the Beatles during the years of their initial success; and a tribute to the group’s powers as a live act.

Eight Days a Week is about what amounted to an almost unbroken four-year, semi-improvised multimedia performance for which there was no pre-existing template...

...filmen er underholdende, og det nyrestaurerede koncertmateriale er intet mindre end spektakulært.

Howard er ikke nærig med guldkorn fra arkiverne, som er det rene guf for afficionados.

...offers a delightful stroll down memory lane and understanding of how the four young men functioned as a unit.

A second tier Beatles documentary that covers all the important moments (at least until 1966), but fails to find a strong narrative. The music’s good though.