A biopic about a young John Lennon (Johnson) and the events that led him to the forming of the Beatles. More than music, this movie is about the relationships in John's life and how they shaped him into the legend he would become. The main relationship that is focused on is the triangle between John, his mother and his aunt (Thomas) who raised him. I am a fan of the Beatles music, but I'm not a real big Lennon fan (I'm a drummer so I like Ringo), which made about 90% of this movie events and people I did not know about. The first half of the movie is pretty slow moving, but the second half makes up for it. The one complaint I have is from scene to scene it changes years and you are left to figure that out halfway through. It seems like they had too much info they wanted in so it feels choppy. In one scene John says we are starting a band, the next scene the band is playing. The little things I noticed are not enough to take away from the enjoyment of the show though. A solid movie, nowhere near the caliber of "Ray" or "Walk The Line", but overall entertaining. I give it a B.
Would I watch again? - Maybe
Would I watch again? - Maybe