What if... This film started a trend of original, musical fantasies with just the right touch of comedy

Rating: 9/10 (2 July 2019)

Actually, I can see "Rocketman" and "Yesterday" doing just that (trending into the next year / decade and inspiring other stories from music and other worlds). I had never heard of this one until I watched the trailer while seeing the Elton John movie at the local cinema, and it looked like a hit to me from that first look. This long-time music fan of true, original artists like The Beatles and Elton thoroughly enjoyed both films - this one even a little more so. The male and female leads were wonderful in their roles, as were most everyone involved on-screen and off. I had heard or read somewhere that the filmmaker (Danny Boyle) had been given the rights to use up to 20 Beatles songs in the film, and that alone is quite a feat. I'm so happy his movie lives up to mine and many others' expectations, well beyond my own as I very much look forward to seeing it again when it hits the video markets. "Yesterday" is the seventh or eighth Boyle film I've seen, and I've always appreciated his vision in making films as diverse as "Trainspotting", "28 Days Later", "Sunshine", "Slumdog Millionaire" and "127 Hours". I believe "Yesterday" is among his very best.