Cleverly written homage

Rating: 9/10 (31 December 2019)

Written by Richard Curtis and Jack Barth and directed by Danny Boyle, YESTERDAY, could be called a sleeper by some...I call it mystical and a genuine hit. Jack Malik (Himesh Patel), is a struggling musician right on the edge of giving up. Right at the moment of a global blackout he gets hit by bus. When Jack wakes up he begins writing songs like no one has ever heard. That's because he discovers he's the lone person on Earth who knows of The Beatles and their legendary catalog of music. Astounding the world he steps into stardom singing The Beatles songs from an alternate timeline.
It is brilliant how Patel so easily is able to sing and play some of the greatest songs from The Beatles songbook. The adorable Lily James plays Patel's love interest. And singer Ed Sheeran is cast offering musical advise. Kate McKinnon is briefly Jack Malik's money hungry business manager. Beforehand, I had no idea I would enjoy this movie so much. And oh yes, there is a surprise character that will provide the most important twist in the story line.
"Oh yeah, I, wanna tell you somethin'"