"20th Century Studios has cut together invigorating ads featuring Jeremy Allen White credibly impersonating the Boss, including some sweaty rock-concert footage of him rocking out with an imitation E Street Band. The movie doesn't waste much time forking over that scene. After an opening childhood flashback, it's more or less how the storyline begins, with a glimpse of Springsteen finishing up an exhausting tour following his double album The River, which has just yielded his first Top 10 hit."
"This concert footage is not the last time Movie Springsteen rocks out, but Deliver Me From Nowhere also doesn't provide the cathartic elation of A Complete Unknown, the Fox-released Bob Dylan biopic that this one is clearly meant to evoke. Movies like A Complete Unknown have prepared plenty of music fans for the idea of a biography that looks at a crucial section of its subject's life, rather than doing the full cradle-to-the-grave treatment,"
"A Complete Unknown traced Dylan's path from New York City newcomer to folk sensation to that mythic Going Electric moment. Deliver Me From Nowhere more or less reverses the trajectory: It begins with Springsteen as a rock star reaching a new level of popularity, and follows his artistic decision to resist capitalizing on the success of "Hungry Heart." Instead, he goes back to New Jersey, reckons with his past, home-records a bunch of hushed, soul-baring story songs"
The biopic opens with concert footage and a flashback, then shows Springsteen ending an exhausting tour after The River yields a Top 10 hit. The film contrasts flashy stage moments with a turn toward quiet, home-recorded, story-driven songs and an insistence on preserving their spare, echo-y sound. The narrative reverses a typical rise-to-fame arc by starting at commercial success and following an artistic decision to resist capitalizing on a hit. Much of the latter half focuses on recording sessions, band attempts, and Springsteen arguing with studio personnel to maintain the demos' intimacy.
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