Review of Nowhere Boy (2009) by Misteryoda ? — 18 Jan 2011

I loved this film. Which it were getting more notice during this awards season!

This review of Nowhere Boy (2009) was written by Misteryoda ? on 18 Jan 2011.

Nowhere Boy has generally received positive reviews.

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The movie is about music legend John Lennon, So everything I wanted to know about the character and the pre fame time pretty satisfied in a…

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There is true beauty in this film, portraying a once broken boy, and his road to success, overall this movie was awesome but my only issue…

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