Overview

• The documentary focuses on John Lennon and Yoko Ono’s 18-month journey in the early 1970s, anchored by their 1972 Madison Square Garden benefit concert, which raised $1.5 million for children with mental disabilities.
• Director Kevin Macdonald uses restored archival footage, unreleased phone recordings, and recreated intimate settings to immerse viewers in the couple’s personal and activist lives.
• The film challenges the long-held myth that Yoko Ono was responsible for breaking up the Beatles, reframing her as a strong, independent artist central to Lennon’s political awakening.
• Set against the sociopolitical backdrop of the Vietnam War and Nixon-era America, the documentary examines how television and media influenced the couple’s activism and art.
• Critics highlight the film’s innovative nonlinear storytelling and its ability to humanize Lennon and Ono, though some note a lack of exploration into certain personal aspects of their relationship.