Review of Nowhere Boy (2009) by Chris B — 05 Nov 2010
Like many Beatles fanatics I'm sure were, I was half-hoping to see this movie go a bit further into the band's history, and to have some more of Paul, George and Stu (all wonderfully cast) but Nowhere Boy took the bold move of staying within a specific, rarely discussed period in John Lennon's life, one that he himself was not ready to discuss until his Primal Scream therapy and his Plastic Ono Band sessions in 1970.
With this as a given, Sam Taylor Wood did a terrific job bringing Lennon to life, performed to perfection by Aaron Johnson who, though he shares only a few physical traits with Lennon, revives the spirit of the man eerily well.
Nowhere Man's weakness is also its strength - rather than being an all-encompassing bio-pic like Ray or Walk The Line it tells one story of a teenager in Liverpool who would also grow up to be a musical and cultural icon, focusing on character development and on the humanity of Lennon and his family.
A wonderful little movie highly recommended for Lennon fans everywhere.
This review of Nowhere Boy (2009) was written by Chris B on 05 Nov 2010.
Nowhere Boy has generally received positive reviews.
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