Yesterday movie review: Danny Boyle's throwback to The Beatles and return to rom-coms is worth every penny
5 years, 8 months ago

Yesterday movie review: Danny Boyle's throwback to The Beatles and return to rom-coms is worth every penny

Firstpost  

Even if you are into Ed Sheeran’s music and not a The Beatles fan, Yesterday is a film that is impossible to hate because of Danny Boyle’s treatment. With Yesterday, Boyle continues to mine the deep reservoir that fuels memories and emotions in audiences, this time digging into our nostalgia of The Beatles and with a script by feel good maestro Richard Curtis. With the setup established fairly early in the film, Boyle sways the audiences with a vast catalogue of the band’s music, and any fan of The Beatles would surely find himself humming along with all the right sentiments. Even if you are into Ed Sheeran’s music and not a The Beatles fan, this is a film that is impossible to hate because of the way Boyle and his team cycle through the various tracks and use them as plot vehicles than merely disposable grand moments.

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What would you do if your favourite books or music mysteriously vanished? Thoughts on Danny Boyle’s ‘Yesterday’
5 years, 6 months ago

What would you do if your favourite books or music mysteriously vanished? Thoughts on Danny Boyle’s ‘Yesterday’

The Hindu  

The premise of Danny Boyle’s Yesterday is emotionally resonant and slightly silly at the same time: struggling musician Jack Malik suddenly finds himself in a rebooted world where the Beatles never existed. When Jack, during a concert in Russia, decides to introduce the audience to a “new” song and launches into the Beatles’ ‘Back in the USSR’, we see a …

What "Yesterday" — and everyone else — forgets about the Beatles
5 years, 8 months ago

What "Yesterday" — and everyone else — forgets about the Beatles

Salon  

The following article reveals major plot points from the film "Yesterday." In "Yesterday"’s universe, these quintessential 1960s songs are as popular as they were in our universe, and make Jack an overnight star. No one seems to notice the Beatles’ musical evolution: Jack presents "I Want To Hold Your Hand" and "Strawberry Fields" as if he had written both in …

Yesterday movie review: Danny Boyle delivers his best crowd-pleaser since Slumdog Millionaire; an irresistible love letter to the Beatles
5 years, 8 months ago

Yesterday movie review: Danny Boyle delivers his best crowd-pleaser since Slumdog Millionaire; an irresistible love letter to the Beatles

Hindustan Times  

Yesterday Director - Danny Boyle Cast - Himesh Patel, Lily James, Ed Sheeran, Kate McKinnon, Sanjeev Bhaskar, Meera Syal Rating - 4.5/5 Yesterday movie review: Himesh Patel and Lily James are an irresistible pair in Danny Boyle’s latest film. That’s the fantastic premise of Yesterday, the new film by director Danny Boyle and writer Richard Curtis, which asks these questions, …

Review: ‘Yesterday’ takes a great idea, adds too much sugar
5 years, 9 months ago

Review: ‘Yesterday’ takes a great idea, adds too much sugar

Associated Press  

Jack Malik is a soulful if brooding young man, with a very pleasant singing voice. This is perhaps not totally surprising given that the screenplay is by Richard Curtis, a master of frothy fare like “Four Weddings and a Funeral” and “Love Actually.” Curtis obviously knows how to entertain, Boyle is an expert director, and many elements here are charming; …

Review: ‘Yesterday’ imagines a world without the Beatles — and doesn’t make you want to visit
5 years, 9 months ago

Review: ‘Yesterday’ imagines a world without the Beatles — and doesn’t make you want to visit

LA Times  

Film Critic How does a great piece of popular music come into being? Last year’s “Bohemian Rhapsody” gave us a predictable, crowd-pleasing number in which Queen foot-stomps its way through “We Will Rock You” for the first time. The latest and most fanciful of these rock ’n’ roll origin stories can be found in “Yesterday,” a thinly imagined comic fantasy …

Film review: Yesterday
5 years, 9 months ago

Film review: Yesterday

BBC  

Film review: Yesterday The latest romcom from Richard Curtis is a fanciful – and hilarious – homage to The Beatles. Danny Boyle’s apparently simple style actually relies on a complicated balance of sweetness, naturalness, and big, bright settings When Jack sings The Long and Winding Road or Let It Be solo, the effect is to remind us of just how …

Yesterday movie review: Danny Boyle romcom written by Richard Curtis imagines world without The Beatles
5 years, 10 months ago

Yesterday movie review: Danny Boyle romcom written by Richard Curtis imagines world without The Beatles

The Independent  

Get our free weekly email for all the latest cinematic news from our film critic Clarisse Loughrey Get our The Life Cinematic email for free Get our The Life Cinematic email for free SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. That’s what Danny Boyle’s Yesterday – scripted by Richard Curtis from …

Yesterday trailer: New Danny Boyle film imagines world where Beatles never existed
6 years, 1 month ago

Yesterday trailer: New Danny Boyle film imagines world where Beatles never existed

The Independent  

Sign up to our free IndyArts newsletter for all the latest entertainment news and reviews Sign up to our free IndyArts newsletter Sign up to our free IndyArts newsletter SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy The first trailer for Danny Boyle‘s Yesterday has been released. The …

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