Charming and timely, but needed more depth....

Rating: 7/10 (9 July 2019)

Yesterday doesn't do a whole lot with its premise as I'd hoped, but it's pleasant and straightforward enough for a recommended viewing, especially for Beatles fans and aspiring musicians. The film's about a lowly musician who after an accident awakes to find the Beatles never existed and sings their songs to become famous. It's a laid back, cautionary tale on plagiarism and the pressures of fame and studies how much the music industry's perception and demands have changed since the golden age with the Beatles. It could've gone into more depth with its premise and it has its formulaic moments, but it gets its messages across regardless and the performances were charming enough to keep me captivated.