Should you watch Let It Be?
Who it’s good for, who it isn’t, and what’s in it. No ratings, no scores.

Let It Be
Documentary · 1970
A documentary chronicling the Beatles' rehearsal sessions in January 1969 for their proposed "back to basics" album, "Get Back," later re-envisioned and released as "Let It Be."
The sides of Let It Be
- The Beatles rehearsing in January 1969
- A tense exchange between Paul and George
- The concert on the rooftop
Let It Be is good for you if…
- you want to watch the Beatles build songs from scratch.
- you like seeing a famous band at work, without a narrator.
- you like the grain and the look of a 1970 film.
Let It Be is bad for you if…
- you need momentum. Much of it is long, unhurried rehearsals in a film studio.
- you'd rather not watch a band you love grow tired of each other.
About: creation · a band drifting apart · the end of an era
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