STORYLINE: Bruce Springsteen’s journey crafting his 1982 album Nebraska, which emerged as he recorded Born in the USA with the E Street Band. Based on Warren Zanes’ book. (IMDb) 

    There are no shortages of films about musicians.  They come in a wide variety.   They come in the form as fiction films (Yesterday, 2019) as well as non fiction films (Bird, 1998).  There are international films about musicians (La Vie en Rose, 2007) and documentaries (Searching for Sugarman, 2012).  This October weekend, Springsteen: Deliver Me From Nowhere, about rock n’ roll icon Bruce Springsteen rocks its way into cinemas.

   The film, much like the Bob Dylan film A Complete Unknown (2024) picks a specific segment of Springsteen’s life to focus on, instead of crafting a sprawling biopic to cover all aspects of his life and career.  The biopic centers around the creation of his album Nebraska.  

   The film portrays two aspects of the rock icon, during its rwo hour runtime.  The first, and primary focus of the film is how the boss is coping with his rise to fame, and how it plays into his mental state.  The second, and MUCH lesser focus of the film, is Springsteen’s creative process as an artist. 

   Had both aspects been given an equal balance within the story, the film would have been a more interesting feature.  It would have showed truly showed who he was as a human and an artist. 

   The stand out of the film was Jeremy Strong (The Big Short, 2015) as Springsteen’s manager.  Not on,y is his character the most interesting in the film, Jeremy Strong gives the best performance, of the entire ensemble

   All the elements were there for Springsteen: Deliver Me From Nowhere to be a hit, but it fell short of its mark.

   Until next time I will see you at the movies!