As a New Yorker, I grew up with Bruce Springsteen as an icon. He was part of our lives, whether we wanted him to be or not. And there is nothing wrong with it.
So, for me, watching the trailer for Springsteen: Deliver Me From Nowhere has me comparing Jeremy Allen White to the Boss I grew up admiring. And he did not live up to Bruce.
Having said that. It was the same way Timothée Chalamet did not live up to Bob Dylan in A Complete Unknown. However, I can’t blame the actors; I feel like I have to blame the trailer producer who thought what they put out is the best representation of the biopic.
The trailer producer for Bruce’s movie did not do enough to make us want to see the movie because it was boring and did not show why this is Springsteen’s story. It could have been any Rocker’s life until you get to Born to Run.
Here is what it is supposed to be about: From 20th Century Studios, “Springsteen: Deliver Me from Nowhere” chronicles the making of Bruce Springsteen’s 1982 “Nebraska” album when he was a young musician on the cusp of global superstardom, struggling to reconcile the pressures of success with the ghosts of his past. Recorded on a 4-track recorder in Springsteen’s New Jersey bedroom, the album marked a pivotal time in his life and is considered one of his most enduring works—a raw, haunted acoustic record populated by lost souls searching for a reason to believe.
Did you get that from the trailer? I didn’t. I won’t be there to see it on October 24th, but I will watch it when it comes to streaming.
