The collaboration of two of my favorite people in the film world: writer Richard Curtis, who penned some of the best comedies in our lifetime among them Love Actually, Four Weddings and a Funeral and Notting Hill and Danny Boyle, who continues to astound us with films as diverse as the Oscar winning Slumdog Millionaire to the trippy Trainspotting resulted in arguably 2019's best comedy Yesterday.
A struggling musician Jack Malik (Himesh Patel in a breakout role) can't seem to have a big break in his musical career. Ironically, an accident resulting from a cosmic glitch made him an overnight sensation. He woke up in a world in which the Beatles didn't exist. Jack sang some songs to his friends and family and they were impressed by his "songwriting" skills. It even caught the attention of real life pop superstar Ed Sheeran playing himself and Jack Malik never had better.
Curtis' touches are evident in the film: wonderful yet quirky friends of the lead. As well as Boyle's sginature one man's struggle in the world scenario. Yesterday is such a feel-good film anchored by the well-loved songs of the Beatles and great performances from the cast. Yesterday is the 3rd straight entertaining film about British music starting from Bohemian Rhapsody to Rocketman.
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