I thought this film was a brilliant tribute. I loved Sam Taylor-Wood's vision for the film. One of my fav scenes from the is when John and Paul meet for the first time. That's definitely how I would picture them as kids. Clip of that scene attached below.
John and Paul meet: http://www.facebook.com/NowhereBoy?ref=ts&sk=wall#!/video/video.php?v=1261652597842
Now available on DVD & Blu-ray: http://amzn.to/eW624Y
Aaron Johnson is almost brilliant in everything he's in.
I think he can truly be a fantastic actor, he just needs to pick the right scripts. He's good in Nowhere Boy, but Chatroom isn't exactly an Oscar winner. Kick-Ass is a favourite of mine, and it's my favourite superhero movie, but it's nothing too special.
I haven't seen Albert Nobbs, but I know there was Oscar talk for it (Glenn Close's performance, even though she didn't win).
I think he's on the right track, he'll be up for an Oscar or Golden Globe in no time.
Matthew Beard is a much better actor than Johnson !!
He's the one I'll be looking out for but Johnson does seem to be making interesting choices.