I recently attended a showing of Nowhere Boy at the Strand in Rockland. I went into the showing not really knowing what to expect. A movie about the early life of John Lennon, I figured it could only be better than the last movie I saw regarding The Beatles, Across the Universe. Across the Universe was a rare flick with stars Jude and Lucy. I don’t know. I mean, I’ve always THOUGHT I had a semi-good sense of humor but, seriously? Well, needless to say, Nowhere Boy did more than exceed my expectations. I loved it. I think its because it really showed the true humanity of John Lennon. He, like Michael Jackson, will live forever as a legend. But, who was he before he was a legend? Who was he before he even learned how to play the banjo? He was John- a teenage boy who lived with his aunt because his mom was mentally unstable. He was a Liverpool schoolboy who appeared to be going nowhere… until he found Elvis; until he found Rock N’ Roll.
