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The story is a rhapsody, including Lennon's attempts to recontact his half-crazy mother. The heat is really on here and then, Lennon and The Beatles go to Hamburg. Entertaining certainly, but most credits go to Kristin Scott Thomas, which was to be expected. Kudos to the Liverpool accent, one of many thing Lennon taught us to love. FAQ 3. Is "Nowhere Boy" based on a book? Did John Lennon ever meet the other members of his family?

What is the last song during the end credits? Details Edit. Release date December 25, United Kingdom. United Kingdom Canada. Official site Official site France.

English French. Liverpool, Merseyside, England, UK. Box office Edit. Technical specs Edit. Runtime 1 hour 38 minutes. Dolby Digital. Related news. May 28 MovieWeb. Kevin Loader Producer. Douglas Rae Producer. Jon Diamond Executive Producer. Christopher Moll Executive Producer. Mark Woolley Executive Producer.

Tessa Ross Executive Producer. Tim Haslam Executive Producer. Will Gregory Original Music. Alison Goldfrapp Original Music. Seamus McGarvey Cinematographer. Lisa Gunning Film Editor. Nina Gold Casting. Alice Normington Production Design. View All Critic Reviews Oct 14, I find this picture compellingly beautiful not only because it tells the coming-of-age story of the musician I truly adore but because it really is.

Neat screenplay and direction. Great acting from the cast. Aaron Johnson's portrayal of Lennon was brilliant. I also loved the cinematography. Nowhere Boy is a poignant and powerful film. Maymay A Super Reviewer. Jun 26, Hey, the title would fit for Aaron Johnson, seeing as how this film was the beginning of his breaking out, as well as the end to the segment of his career that was built around him being in the most British films imaginable, and a booming one at that, because it doesn't get too much more British than playing John Lennon, nor does it get too much more American than Johnson's next project, which was so Americantastically vulgar "All you need is love" my foot, Brits that I can't even say its title for the sake of the innocent readers who ironically have no problem looking into a film that says things that are a whole lot worse than the word in said title.

I've always found people censoring themselves when reminding people of something vulgar to be hilariously ironic, but the point is that before Johnson was kicking, he was beating, though either way he was a "working class hero". Man, Johnson is so well-cast for this that he ended up with the director, who played Yoko Ono in that one famous portrait that was so lazily titled that it just went with the date: "26 October "-I mean, "".

Hey, Johnson certainly has Lennon's unconventional taste for the ladies Oh yes, because it's so uncommon for men to be intensely attracted towards Asians for some strange reason , but hey, Johnson's much older bride proves that something good came from this production outside of evidence of Kristin Scott Thomas' still being alive and, of course, a decent film.

However, the film itself isn't quite as good as it could have been, being a reasonably worthy user of your time, but one that has its share of shortcomings. As I jokingly stated earlier, this film is so British that it's about a young John Lennon, and as a super British film, this effort wouldn't be complete without dry spells, of which there are admittedly not nearly as many as I feared, which isn't to say that they aren't still here, for although the film is generally entertaining, there are bland moments - maybe even the occasional dull moment - to supplement slow-downs that don't necessarily need to be backed by a bland atmosphere to stand.

At just shy of minutes, this film doesn't have a whole lot of time to drag its feet, yet it still manages to make that time, incorporating so much aimless filler that, before too long, it begins to drive the narrative, thinning it out, eventually into all-out repetition. After a while, you begin to get a sense of direction and focus within this film's storytelling, but the journey to that point is much longer than it should be, and even when you get there, things get a bit fatty around the edges, thus making for a film that has too much fat around the edges, yet still retains a relatively short length that it often tightens up to in a way that is about as questionable as the bloating.

Hey, we're just talking about John Lennon growing up and starting the band that we've all come to know and love, so it's not like there's a whole lot that is juicy about this story concept, but when you get deeper into this tale, there is some depth and potential for intrigue that are sadly kind of underexplored, being occasionally played up to give a glimpse at what could have been, but all too often disregarded for the sake of the filler and desperate struggle to retain an endearing charm whose reinforcement doesn't really do anything but draw your attention towards the thinness of this plot.

Like I said, there is some meat on this story's bones, - underexplored though it may be - but only so much, because while it is rather compelling seeing John Lennon come of age as he rekindles, mends and even discovers relationships that will change him into the man we've come to know and respect him as, this minimalist drama doesn't have much else going for it, and that makes what storytelling flaws there are all the more glaring. What is done right is done so well that the film almost rewards, but ultimately falls short of its full potential, held back by natural shortcomings that are too overemphasized by pacing, focus and expository problems for underwhelmingness to go the way of Jojo and "get back".

Of course, it's not like the film goes the way of John Lennon and gets sho-I mean, goes nowhere, meandering along too much to make it rewarding, but coming close on the shoulders of certain rewarding aspects, as well as visually appealing ones. Seamus McGarvey is an exceptional cinematographer, yet one who has a tendency to step back with his creative mind and leave things to look simply average, and sure enough, this film is no stunner, but when McGarvey really plays up his sharp taste for crisp definition, lush coloring and striking lighting, the film looks gorgeous, with a lively glow that embodies the effort's tone, while polishing up the look of the production value that embodies this film's era in a way that's too subtle to be at all upstanding, but remains convincing.

Just as complimentary to the capturing of this late s, early rock 'n' roll era is, of course, the soundtrack, which isn't played up too much, and never turns in especially strong or delightfully new tunes Jeez, I'm sorry to cramp your style, wild children, but how many more coming-of-age films set between the late '50s and early '60s are we going to get with Jerry Lee Lewis' version of "Wild One"?

As a heartfelt tribute to the rock 'n' roll world of a spirited young man's interpretation of the late s, the film is nothing short of a considerable success, whose cleverly subtle touches go a long way in transporting to this time with an immersive inspiration that I wish I could say is applied to more than just setting establishment, yet can be found in glimpses within the telling of a story that deserves to be well-told. There's only so much meat to play up within this story of John Lennon's coming of age, but there's certainly a lot of heart, from which heights in dramatic punch can indeed be found, so while this story concept isn't so strong that it would be difficult to shake thorough compellingness, there is plenty of potential, quite a bit of which is pretty well-explored by Matt Greenhalgh, whose script carries a charming wit that director and then-future Mrs.

Aaron Johnson No, as in his wife, not his mom , Sam Taylor-Wood, captures with a generally lively atmosphere whose more potent spots are bound to move. As a drama, when the film picks up as a heartfelt study upon the layered prelude to Lennon's maturity as both a musical legend and person, it's very compelling, and while those moments are limited in their quantity, they cannot be taken away from the final product, whose liveliness is enough to keep up firm decency, at when anchored by the performances.

With the occasional dramatic heights come extensive acting material, so, on the whole, there's not much that's outstanding about the acting, but most every one delivers to one degree or another, with Anne-Marie Duff, or as I prefer to call her, - because of the catchiness - Anne-Marie McAvoy Man, there are quite a few cougars involved in this film , capturing the spirited, yet somewhat layered depths of an overly lenient and secretly guilty mother reunited with her long-lost son, as surely as Kristin Scott Thomas convinces as John Lennon's stern and disapproving, but understandably concerned aunt guardian, while leading man Aaron Johnson carries the final product, transforming into Lennon with charm, subtle dramatic range and layers that capture sometimes profound human depths through all of the rebellion and ambition that defines Lennon's youth.

The movie reminds us just how much he had to be angry about, and suggests very movingly that before he preached universal peace and love, he had to find it within his own heart. Share this on:. Most Popular. Fine art from an iPhone? The best Instagram photos from After IVF shock, mom gives birth to two sets of identical twins. We don't really learn much about the actual early days of the Beatles as a band.

Of course there is no Ringo Starr , who may deserve his own film. What we do learn is that it could be said of the teenage John Lennon that he:. Doesn't have a point of view, Knows not where he's going to, Isn't he a bit like you and me?

I think we also learn something more important. We learn that the emotional roller coaster of his formative years probably contributed to the complexity of his lyrics.

We learn why there's so often in his music the top level of what seems clear, and then, below, echoes of We feel elation and sadness as simultaneous possibilities. We arrive at the possibility that if Julia had always been there for him, he might not have been there for us. We reflect that even if all you need is love, that isn't always all you get. Roger Ebert was the film critic of the Chicago Sun-Times from until his death in In , he won the Pulitzer Prize for distinguished criticism.