Deliver Me From Nowhere Review
A surprisingly faithful portrait of Bruce Springsteen, starring Jeremy Allen White, digs into Springsteen's psyche and finds plenty of fan-friendly gold.
The Nebraska-era biopic tells the story of a man making a record in his bedroom, a story that
“does not sound like a movie pitch to get Hollywood salivating”. However, director Scott Cooper stays true to the small-scale nature of this chapter in Springsteen's life. Jeremy Allen White's portrayal of Springsteen as a man
“paralysed by new-found fame and haunted by his non-relationship with his father”is helped by his authentic performance.
- Jeremy Allen White's portrayal of Bruce Springsteen is magnetic, especially in scenes where he
“rocks out with the E Street Band at the end of the River tour”
and“communes with guitar and TASCAM as the quiet, strange songs of Nebraska take shape”
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Author's summary: A film about Bruce Springsteen's life.