Sam Taylor Wood

Being a Rocker from the Locker this movie is a fascinating piece of British Nostalgic musical drama, which hooked and intrigued me.

Exploring the early life of John Winston Lennon (Aaron Johnson) abandoned by his mother (Anne Marie Duff) at a very young age for no reason other than selfishness, John is brought up by his Aunt Mimi (Kristin Scott Thomas) in a fairly ordinary, but pleasant, suburban home outside Liverpool.

His life changes when he, like many others in the UK, picks up a guitar bought for him by Mimi, who seems a little wary of his ambitions to emulate his newfound hero, Elvis. Rock n’ Roll is king and John wants to be part of it. Meanwhile, whilst not rocking, he wonders about his mother and even risks living with her; but all is not well. His only real peace comes when he is singing alongside his pal Paul McCartney. Many of his songs contain an edge of anger. This early life of Beatle John must be seen, so do so.

P.S. for a brief spell in the early 60’s I came across Freddie Lennon, John’s dad’, which was not a good experience, I’ll say no more!

3 stars