Paul McCartney | Pop review

O2 Arena, London SE10The same week that Paul McCartney finished his first UK tour in six years, Nowhere Boy, Sam Taylor-Wood's partisan biopic of John Lennon's early years, began its run in cinemas. When casting the young McCartney, Taylor-Wood seems to have opted for the gawkiest actor available, apparently seeking the greatest possible visual contrast to her teen rebel representation of Lennon. It is received Fabs wisdom – John as the cool one, Paul as talented square – something...

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