Overview
- The feature, Springsteen: Deliver Me from Nowhere, adapts a book that also spawned a Nashville musical and confines its story to a brief stretch of the musician’s life.
- Reviewers point to precise touches ranging from specific guitar models and home lighting to the feel of New Jersey club the Stone Pony.
- The film zeroes in on 1982, when Bruce Springsteen crafted the stark Nebraska alongside the more heavily produced Born in the U.S.A.
- Nebraska was initially viewed as a commercial oddity but later affirmed his songwriting prowess and inspired Sean Penn’s 1991 film The Indian Runner.
- Scenes emphasize Springsteen’s broad listening, including the band Suicide, while commentary frames him as a continuing voice for everyday America and second chances in the Trump-era United States.