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]

| Jul 20, 2022

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.

| Feb 3, 2021

A film of image over substance, something Lennon himself spent a lifetime rejecting. The film not only ignore that, it betrays it.

| Original Score: 2/4 | Aug 5, 2019

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.

| Jul 3, 2019

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.

| Original Score: 3/5 | Dec 8, 2018

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.

| Aug 30, 2018

Nowhere Boy should make everyone involved proud.

| Aug 9, 2018

This is a very decent effort for a first-time director, but given the auteurist expectations created by Taylor-Wood's track record in the art world, it's hard to discern a distinctively personal take on the material, or indeed the medium.

| Jul 6, 2018

Nowhere Boy ends up being a rather play-by-play biopic, saved by good performances and a great soundtrack.

| May 18, 2018

Given Lennon's wayward streak, Nowhere Boy is oddly safe and functional.

| Aug 15, 2017

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.

| Apr 6, 2017

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.

| Original Score: 3/4 | Sep 22, 2012

The content is there but the form is a Xerox copy of every celebrity coming-of-age tale you've heard and seen before.

| Original Score: 2.5/5 | Apr 4, 2011

A passable drama, and might make a nice double feature with Backbeat.

| Original Score: 6/10 | Feb 9, 2011

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.

| Jan 27, 2011

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...

| Dec 28, 2010

...quickly decomposes into a well-made picture of the artist as a young man.

| Original Score: 84/100 | Nov 28, 2010

It cares more about the characters and their relationships than it does the factual or historical context of it all.

| Nov 12, 2010

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.

| Original Score: 4.5/5 | Nov 11, 2010

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.

| Original Score: B | Nov 7, 2010