I really liked this movie as a teen. In the eighties I was a Beatles freak. I watched this, knowing all about their albums and films. I was very amused. So the years passed and I wanted to see it again. Upon seeing it the second time, I was shocked. I couldn't believe that this was the same movie I once adored. It's boring. There's too much attention on the interviewer played by Eric Idle, who also plays the Paul character. Every segment has a lame joke that falls flat. The songs aren't bad, but get annoying, especially when we have to hear the entire song play out. The guy who played the John character was good. He captured the snide, cynical Lennon quite well. But the others were badly cast. I didn't like this movie. "This is Spinal Tap", which came out a few years later, would do all things this movie failed to do, including making the audience think the band really, truly existed. Watching this spoof, you know just that: it's not real. It seems fake. And gets boring, quick.
Review of The Rutles: All You Need Is Cash
