The Hours and Times

You ever wondered what happened between Brian Epstein and John Lennon in Barcelona, Spain just before the Beatles made it big? Me neither. I found this movie completely unnecessary and, if anything, it tarnishes John Lennon's name. I don't think either Brian Epstein or John Lennon were portrayed accurately, as well. Not that the filmmakers didn't try to portray them accurately, tried a little too hard in fact. This is just a case of a movie going where it really didn't need to go. I would definitely not recommend this movie to anyone, especially Beatles fans. I don't think any real Beatles fan will appreciate this movie and the way that it portray John Lennon.

This movie is great! Great great great.(I think someone already said this) The small details show the Munch really knew what he was talking about. Not a good movie for someone who likes things to happen very quickly. Most of it is just talking. I know I sound repetitive, but this is just great! The ending is very abrupt, but it fits. Everything that happens just happens, without warning. The beginning is abrupt (with a fog-horn), and the scenes end with fade-ins of white. (apperently, to create the feeling of remembering something). Apparently, my comment still does not have enough lines, but I can't really say much else about this movie except, if you are a Beatles fan, see this movie!

It's basically what you would expect from it. The director must have had kept John Lennon's thought on the matter of him and Brian having that vacation together. He said that, "It was NEVER consummated. But we did have a PRETTY INTENSE RELATIONSHIP." This was carried out through the whole film, even in the famous bathroom scene. Over all I enjoyed the film for the fact that it went along with the little bits of facts and never exaggerated them. This is close to the real thing of what might have happened those couple of days.

I back-ordered this movie because of the clearance price, not entirely sure if I was going to like it or not. The first time I saw the movie, I thought, "What the heck...?" I watched it again, using earphones, and I was fascinated how subtle the emotions are suggested. The character development is very realistic (thankfully it wasn't all sappy and sweet). The ending was suitable--it ended where there was nothing else to say, and their relationship becomes more in itself. Unfortunately, Ian Hart didn't do John Lennon a lot of justice... Hart's portrayal was too emotionless, when I always had the impression that Lennon actually knew WHEN to emote in conversation. David Angus is perfect in his role as Brian Epstein. I recommend this to any Beatle fan who want something different.

The film really tackles a subject that not to many beatle fans think about.The relationship between john lennon and brian epstein.There is a little to much swearing from john,but overall it's not a bad movie.The movie is actually based on a trip that the two of them took in 1963.

This movie explores the complex relationship between John Lennon and homosexual Beatles manager Brian Epstein. In April 1963, Lennon and Epstein took a trip to Barcelona together, and what may have happened there is the subject of this finely nuanced film. Epstein struggles with his desperate, hopeless love for Lennon, and the surly, sharp-witted and cruel Lennon is torn between needling him about it and relieving his suffering. Watching them spar in conversation is fascinating. Contrary to what it might sound like, the movie is not exploitative. Instead it is a meditation on the frequently tortured friendship between these two men. Very well done!

I saw this one in 1994 and I was under the impression. Contrary to one of the other comments, I found Ian Hart's impersonation of Lennon strong: witty, hurting and sensitive at times. The interaction between Epstein and Lennon in a strange pre-Beatlemania atmosphere was fascinating: BEA-aircompany, Lennon going to watch some Gaudis in Barcelona (did he really know Gaudi at that time ?), Lennon picking up a girl (stewardess on the flight). It seems far from the peace loving prophet a few years later. And still, I think, much closer to the "real" John Lennon. The beautiful Bach-score (Goldberg variations by Glenn Gould) offers an impressing undertone to this portrait, which looks like a forebode of the dramatic short lives of both protagonists.