Let Him Be

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02/25/2012 Cute what if indie, as in what if John Lennon was still alive and living in rural Canada. See more 05/22/2011 This is a clever movie, albeit one with a few flaws, that tells the story of an impoverished young filmmaker who becomes obsessed by the idea that John Lennon is alive and well and living very quietly in the depths of Ontario in Canada. Tim, the filmmaker, is supposed to be editing a movie by his girlfriend Kathleen but quickly persuades her to team up with him as they try to track down "Lennon". The film cracks along at a decent pace and before long our intrepid due have found two aging men with Liverpudlian accents who live together in a farmhouse. One of them happens to be an accomplished musician. The duo reacts badly when Tim knocks on the door, so when they're out he sneaks into the house and covers it with a series of remote cameras he can monitor from a nearby motel. Meanwhile, through a happy coincidence, Kathleen meets the supposed Lennon character and starts visiting the farmhouse every day with hidden microphones to record the action. He certainly sounds as though he could be Lennon and certainly sings with the same voice. Tim is convinced he has struck paydirt and starts fanatasising about how much CNN will pay him for the story. To make absolutely sure it really is Lennon, Tim persuades Kathleen to spend the night in the farmhouse in the hope she can catch sight of the mystery man naked and see if he has the scars from the bullets that supposedly killed him all those years ago. I won't give away the ending but it doesn't disappoint. The reason I only give this 70 percent is that the acting isn't great and neither Tim or Kathleen really seem to get into the souls of their characters. There are also some awkward plot twists which break up the action. That said, Let Him Be is an awful lot better than most other movies out there right now. See more Read all reviews

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