Nowhere Boy
2009
**½
Director: Sam Taylor-Wood
Cast: Aaron Johnson, Anne-Marie Duff, Kristin Scott Thomas, David Threlfall, Thomas Brodie-Sangster, David Morrissey, Ophelia Lovibond, Andrew Buchan
This well-acted but somewhat pointless biographical drama covers John Lennon's early years from 1955 to 1960. The protagonist is a famous real-life musician, but even a devout Beatles fan will struggle to defend this generic story about a rebellious teenager who has mommy issues with two different women, his biological mother (who gave him up) and his aunt (who brought him up). We see Lennon become a musician, but there are no songs by the Beatles on the soundtrack. Neither is there a major character who speaks with a Liverpudlian accent.
