Faithful readers of this blog probably know that I love biopics, and I especially love biopics about rock stars. Late last year, I went to see A Complete Unknown, which was the story of Bob Dylan and really enjoyed it. I was also a huge fan of Bohemian Rhapsody, the well-done movie depicting the rock group Queen. That was followed by Rocketman, featuring the life of Elton John. I found Rocketman a little less enjoyable.
So, it was that we joined with friends at the Big Picture, an excellent theatre in Issaquah, which deserves a post in itself, to watch Springsteen: Deliver Me From Nowhere.
Featuring rock icon Bruce Springsteen, I was expecting a dynamic movie featuring his rise to superstardom. I was wrong. It was an introspective movie centered around a mental health crisis that he was facing in the early 80s, based on a rough childhood and the struggle to find himself. His experiences with his hard drinking father were indeed scary. Perhaps, that was one thing that turned me off to the movie, domestic abuse is not entertaining.
Jeremy Allen White is a very convincing Bruce. Unlike A Complete Unknown, which featured many well known characters like Joan Baez, Woody Guthrie, Pete Seeger and Johnny Cash, Bruce is the only name most viewer will recognize, except for maybe those familiar with Springsteen manager Jon Landau, who plays a major part in the film. Landau is played Jeremy Strong.
Perhaps, you will enjoy the Springsteen movie. But viewers should know what to expect.
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I guess this means you weren't dancing in the dark watching the show.
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