Springsteen: Deliver Me From Nowhere, the “stunning” new biopic starring Stephen Graham, has debuted with a perfect Rotten Tomatoes rating.
Based on Warren Zanes’ book, Deliver Me from Nowhere follows Springsteen as he crafts his 1982 album Nebraska from his bedroom in New Jersey.
Per the description: “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.”
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Starring as The Boss himself is The Bear star Jeremy Allen White, while Succession’s Jeremy Strong plays Jon Landau, Springsteen’s manager and producer.
Adolescence star Graham plays the musician’s father Douglas Springsteen and they are joined on the cast by Paul Walter Hauser, Marc Maron, Gaby Hoffmann and Grace Gummer.
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Directed by Scott Cooper, the film had its world premiere at the Telluride Film Festival on 29 August ahead of its cinematic release on 24 October.
Following the premiere, the first reviews are in and the film currently has a perfect score of 100% on Rotten Tomatoes from 12 reviews.
Many critics praised White’s performance, with Variety penning: “It requires a star to play a star, and an actor to access the Boss’s more introspective side, and The Bear sensation Jeremy Allen White slips easily into the worn denim and sleeveless T-shirts that were Springsteen’s signature.”
“[Jeremy Allen White] doesn’t look a ton like Springsteen… but his performance is steeped in a truth so natural and unforced that by the end of the film you almost forget that he’s playing someone else,” wrote IndieWire.
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“White crafts an echo of Springsteen to call his own,” said The Playlist. “There is little mimicry even in his excellent live singing, and he embodies Springsteen’s style almost flawlessly. For lack of a better turn of phrase, he is simply awesome.”
Meanwhile, Awards Radar raved about the film’s subject matter, saying: “Springsteen: Deliver Me From Nowhere is a stunning look inside the soul of an artist struggling with depression.”
Echoing that sentiment, RogerEbert.com described the film as “a soulful and meditative character study of a depressed artist laid bare”.
Springsteen: Deliver Me From Nowhere will be released in UK and US cinemas on October 24.
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