Covering 1959-67, Midas Man follows the story of Brian Epstein from his record store days to discovering and managing The Beatles and guiding them to their phenomenal success. Lots of key moments deliver well (such as the 'firing' of Pete Best and Epstein's reaction to their first Number One single), as do the recreations and reflections on the times, including the primitive early Liverpool music scene and Epstein's furtive homosexuality. A tightly-written script and occasional fourth-wall-breaking give the film a friendly accessible feel, as the refined and committed Epstein navigates the leap from a home-spun local music industry to navigating the band's ever-escalating global fame. Jacob Fortune-Lloyd gives a consistently excellent and engaging performance in the lead role, the four young actors playing The Beatles portray an amiable wise-cracking bunch of lads infectiously, with notable work from Charley Palmer Rothwell as George Martin and Milo Parker as Epstein's right-hand man. Epstein's ultimate physical and emotional breakdown comes rather suddenly in this film, which makes the final events perhaps all the more shocking and sad. Midas Man is a fairly standard biopic overall, but both the take on the material and its delivery are top-notch.
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