Not too bad

Rating: Null/10 (30 June 2019)

I was very excited to watch this film because of its great and novel concept. I'm a huge Beatles fan and imagine if there suddenly was no Beatles but you had the ability to sing and perform. Love the music and how it was shown that even after all these years these songs would hit it out of the park. The corporatisiation of Jack Malik's image was done quite well.
While this was not a bad film I couldn't help but feel it was a missed opportunity. The film regrettably became somewhat of a rom-com. Emphasis was on his relationship and the one dimensional romance we couldn't care less for. With a unique and brilliant concept I felt the sky could be the limit, performing the Beatles hits. Historic moments could have been created and other music legends could have been involved. I think Forest Gump is a good comparison with Yesterday. It was a simple story about a simple man who got to meet icons and experience huge moments. Yesterday however is about an extraordinary and magical situation happens to a musician who reduces himself to a simple love storyline.