Day 101: Nowhere Boy

Directed By- Sam Taylor-Wood

Written By- Matt Greenhalgh

Starring- Aaron Johnson, Thomas Sangster, Kristin Scott Thomas, Anne-Marie Duff

Critics Review- "Although he doesn't look much like Lennon, Johnson captures that essence perfectly; the future icon is here a confused, hurt boy." Bill Goodykoontz "Arizona Republic"

Rotten Tomatoes Rating- Critics- 79% Audience- 72%

Out a possible 5 stars- 4 stars

My Review-

The Beatles, possibly one of the most influential bands of the 1960s and onward. This is the story of part of their beginning and the man that started it. John Lennon. Well I did not know too much on John Lennon's up bringing and why he chose to go into music, like I should have already knew, this movie helped out quite a bit. I will admit I am listening to The Beatles while I am typing this up. This movie sort of a education on the life of John Lennon, and after watching it I never knew that he had such a hard life, and most of it was probably shown through his music, that he would do with The Beatles, and his solo career after that. The only other movie I had seen the main actor in (Aaron Johnson), was Kick-Ass, and even though for a comedy I thought he was a good actor. However this movie was like whoa, he can really act and has a pretty good future if he keeps on picking the right movies. The only problem I had with the movie is that I could have been a little bit longer, and more of a story line with Lennon, McCartney, and Harrison. I was interested in this movie from the start, because it was about Lennon and he started The Quarrymen who would eventually become The Beatles. It was interesting to see how Lennon grew up in London from the time he was in high school until he was in the band, to see the relationship between him and his mother and his aunt, who mostly took care of him his whole life, after his mother wouldn't. Then to see his relationship with his mother when he found her and up until her death. This was the story about him I did not know about until now. This is a movie that fans of The Beatles or John Lennon should see, to have a better understanding of his upbringing, and for the most part how it made him the person he was. And after watching this movie it will put you in The Beatles listening mood, like I am doing right now.