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Nowhere Boy Reviews
Nowhere Boy, with all its quirky vagueness, at least offers a nostalgic charge reminiscent of the old Liverpool of Penny Lane. [Full review in Spanish]
For any massive fans of The Beatles then this is a must-see. The filmmakers also manage to carefully and effectively replicate the lates 50s and early 60s era in great attention to detail.
A film of image over substance, something Lennon himself spent a lifetime rejecting. The film not only ignore that, it betrays it.
The film has very few historical flaws and is a raw portrayal of John Lennon's adolescence, which adds to the flavour and makes one wish they could discover The Beatles for the first time, all over again.
There's an effective timelapse montage that shows Lennon's growing musical confidence while under his mother's tutelage, framed by the ever-changing furnishings of her house.
It is perfectly accomplished, and pleasing enough, but it's not going to blow your socks off, even though the combination of Ms Taylor Wood and such a compelling story would give you every reason to think it might.
Nowhere Boy should make everyone involved proud.
Nowhere Boy ends up being a rather play-by-play biopic, saved by good performances and a great soundtrack.
Given Lennon's wayward streak, Nowhere Boy is oddly safe and functional.
The acting all round is pretty good, but the story itself is given to a sense of drift, as if the film itself doesn't know any better than Lennon what it wants.
It might not have what Beatles fans are expecting from a film about the young John Lennon, but it remains an interesting portrait of the early days of the future legend and is worth seeking out.
The content is there but the form is a Xerox copy of every celebrity coming-of-age tale you've heard and seen before.
A passable drama, and might make a nice double feature with Backbeat.
Nowhere Boy succeeds because its creators never wallow in sanctimony, keep contrivances to a minimum and has a lead actor who evolves his character rather than imitates.
Tallied up, while there are a few flashes of decent writing and some solid acting from the supporting cast, 'Nowhere Boy' lacks any cohesive tempo...
...quickly decomposes into a well-made picture of the artist as a young man.
It cares more about the characters and their relationships than it does the factual or historical context of it all.
One of the more remarkable biopics to come along in a while, not in the least because it smacks of authenticity without too obviously trying to advertise the fact.
While it is a downer, it is also interesting and there is enough music in it to at least whet the appetite, if not satisfy one's Beatle music craving.
Nowhere Boy proves the flesh-and-blood Lennon is infinitely more fascinating than the saint.