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Title: Yesterday (2019)
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Yesterday director Danny Boyle, screenwriter Richard Curtis, and stars Lily James and Himesh Patel reveal their TV and movie obsessions. And yes, a classic Beatles movie is on the list.
| Cast overview, first billed only: | |||
| Himesh Patel | ... | Jack Malik | |
| Lily James | ... | Ellie Appleton | |
| Sophia Di Martino | ... | Carol | |
| Ellise Chappell | ... | Lucy | |
| Meera Syal | ... | Sheila Malik | |
| Harry Michell | ... | Nick | |
| Vincent Franklin | ... | Brian | |
| Joel Fry | ... | Rocky | |
| Michael Kiwanuka | ... | Micheal Kiwanuka | |
| Karma Sood | ... | Young Jack | |
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Gus Brown | ... | Marcus The Dentist |
| Sanjeev Bhaskar | ... | Jed Malik | |
| Karl Theobald | ... | Terry | |
| Alexander Arnold | ... | Gavin | |
| Dominic Coleman | ... | Ipswich TV Host | |
In Lowestoft UK, Jack Malik is a frustrated musician whose musical career is going nowhere despite the faith that his friend/manager Ellie Appleton has in him. However, on the night Jack decides to give up, the whole world is momentarily hit with a massive blackout during which Jack is hit by a bus. Upon regaining consciousness, Jack learns to his astonishment that he is apparently now the only one who knows the music of the Beatles. Realizing this improbable opportunity, Jack begins playing the music of the greatest of the rock bands, claiming it as his own. It pays off quickly and Jack becomes a worldwide musical sensation. However, Jack finds himself drifting away from Ellie, only realizing his love for her when she has become intimidated by his success, which depends on a blatant plagiarization that no one could find out. Now, Jack must make a fundamental moral decision about his music to satisfy his conscience as he decides what he truly needs. Written by Kenneth Chisholm
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To cut a long story short, with a film directed by Danny Boyle and based on a legendary band such as The Beatles, I was expecting significantly better, although the movie is definitely not bad. The love story between Jack Malik and Ellie Appleton is excellently interpreted by Himesh Patel and the gorgeous Lily James, while Kate McKinnon vervely interprets a sickening impresario. But the movie is globally disappointing with a certain flatness and a script suffering from a blatant lack of originality: the « Twilight Zone » effect has been viewed and reviewed, so many times. In fact, by being slightly in bad faith, the film Yesterday (2019) can almost be reduced to the Beatles songs. I am fully aware of the exaggeration, but allow me to moan and groan: I'm slightly disappointed with such a banal rom com about The Beatles, a stuff of legend across all periods of time.