Review of The U.S. vs. John Lennon (2006) by Ben A — 17 Jun 2009
This movie is kind of a "late sixties/early seventies through the life of John Lennon." Through interviews and old film footage of Lennon you see how Lennon became a political activist, and an enemy of Nixon's administration. Unfortunately, a lot of time is given to things happening around Lennon, while he may have commented or been effected by Kent State or the Chicago DNC riot, he was not present at either, and really it kind of sets the stage for Lennon's reactions/songs/protests.
So, basically, a lot of time is spent NOT discussing what is the center of the film. The movie is over an hour and a half, and I feel like the film would have really worked if they just dropped all of the background info on Vietnam, Nixon and the FBI. Maybe the filmmakers were trying to give context and background to why Lennon did some of the things he did, but why not just expect people to know a bit of how Nixon ran things, or how the FBI worked under Hoover? While I came away with a better understanding of who John Lennon was, I feel like this film meanders too much. For fans of the Beatles/Lennon you will get a kick out of this.
This review of The U.S. vs. John Lennon (2006) was written by Ben A on 17 Jun 2009.
The U.S. vs. John Lennon has generally received positive reviews.
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