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Wick 66 Trust Points Read Full Review » Trust This Reviewer WikChip - Image The real John -- aspiring British Elvis More » Created Mar 18, 2011 10:34PM PST Edited Apr 29, 2021 07:24PM PST	Great 4.0 Nowhere Boy is a portrait of the artist as a very young man. Which artist? John of Nowhere Man fame, of _John, Pa… More »	Very Good 3.5 The actors playing the Beatles don't measure up to the real John, Paul and George, each of whom looked better than the … More »	Great 4.0 The opening scene starts with a bright Beatles chord, the one that kicks off A Hard Day's Night perhaps. Then John s… More »	Risqué 2.4 Please Please Me was the Beatles second single, though the movie makes clear that some girls didn't expect John to sa… More »	Glib 1.3 Based on a memoir by John's half-sister Julia Baird, the movie veers in and out of historical accuracy. For instance, … More »
MJ5K 9 Trust Points Read Full Review » Trust This Reviewer WikChip - Empty Created Feb 08, 2011 09:24PM PST Edited Feb 08, 2011 09:24PM PST	Very Good 3.5 The evolution of revolution. Not so much a musical biopic as it is a "based on a true story" family drama, Nowhere B… More »	Very Good 3.5	Very Good 3.5	Sordid 3.2	Natural 1.0

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TRUST WEIGHTED

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Great

Very Good

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The real John -- aspiring British Elvis More »
Created Mar 18, 2011 10:34PM PST

Edited Apr 29, 2021 07:24PM PST

Great 4.0

Nowhere Boy is a portrait of the artist as a very young man. Which artist? John of Nowhere Man fame, of _John, Pa…

Very Good 3.5

The actors playing the Beatles don't measure up to the real John, Paul and George, each of whom looked better than the …

Great 4.0

The opening scene starts with a bright Beatles chord, the one that kicks off A Hard Day's Night perhaps. Then John s…

Risqué 2.4

Please Please Me was the Beatles second single, though the movie makes clear that some girls didn't expect John to sa…

Glib 1.3

Based on a memoir by John's half-sister Julia Baird, the movie veers in and out of historical accuracy. For instance, …

MJ5K
9 Trust Points
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Created Feb 08, 2011 09:24PM PST

Edited Feb 08, 2011 09:24PM PST

Very Good 3.5

The evolution of revolution.

Not so much a musical biopic as it is a "based on a true story" family drama, Nowhere B…

Very Good 3.5

Sordid 3.2

Natural 1.0

Feb 9, 2011 12:49AM

Wick

Regarding MetalJunky5000’s Review
Excellent review MJ. Being a Beatlemaniac and a John fan, I’d wanted to see Nowhere Boy when it was in theaters. Now I don’t feel so bad about having missed it, but am damn sure putting it in my Gotta VuList.