One to One: John & Yoko

By using TV to tell their story, "One To One: John & Yoko" retells the story of that time as well -- incendiary times, inspirational artists, amazing music.

If nothing else, One to One reminds us of one of the gravest dangers of the modern world: That of becoming anesthetized to human suffering around us.

It feels overly long at 1 hour and 40 minutes, moving not at a snail’s pace so much as the pace of a snail the other snails make fun of for being so slow.

One to One might not reveal a huge amount that’s new about Lennon, but it makes him feel bracingly alive in a way few other documentaries have managed.

It’s a compelling, occasionally uneven attempt to bring the Beatles back down to Earth by illustrating the humanness of one of its members and the wife he adored.

Despite the grimness of that political moment, the film maps a brief idyllic parenthesis of idealism and revitalised possibility after The Beatles split.

...it’s almost touching to see the faith that figures such as Jerry Rubin, John and Yoko had in “the people” – the same people who gorged themselves on consumer junk, spent their lives watching TV, and voted for Nixon in record numbers.

[One to One] works because so much happened in that year and a half [between 1971 and 1973], and because by limiting it so much, it leaves out the more bitter moments that came later. [Full review in Spanish]

Contains great staying power that makes it a must-watch for any Lennon fan, old or new.

If you're a Beatles fan, this is compulsive viewing. If you're not, it's an interesting look at the early 1970s.