08-15-2019, 03:01 AM
Blinded by the Light (2019)
A fictionalized adaptation of the memoir of Bruce Springsteen superfan and BBC and Guardian journalist Sarfraz Manzoor. A British-Pakistani teen growing up in Luton in 1987, who has his life changed by the music of The Boss. If you are of a certain age it’ll bring back memories of the worst haircuts, decor and clothes in the history of human existence and a surprisingly recent time when racism was this out in the open. When it’s working it really stirs the soul and warms the heart but it overplayed it’s hand in a few places and got too close to those coming-of-age movie cliches. Hearing the music of Springsteen busting out of big cinema speakers is a treat and he generously gave this modestly budgeted film access to all his biggest hits (for presumably next to nothing). A feel-good time at the movies in the 'Billy Elliot' mold.
A fictionalized adaptation of the memoir of Bruce Springsteen superfan and BBC and Guardian journalist Sarfraz Manzoor. A British-Pakistani teen growing up in Luton in 1987, who has his life changed by the music of The Boss. If you are of a certain age it’ll bring back memories of the worst haircuts, decor and clothes in the history of human existence and a surprisingly recent time when racism was this out in the open. When it’s working it really stirs the soul and warms the heart but it overplayed it’s hand in a few places and got too close to those coming-of-age movie cliches. Hearing the music of Springsteen busting out of big cinema speakers is a treat and he generously gave this modestly budgeted film access to all his biggest hits (for presumably next to nothing). A feel-good time at the movies in the 'Billy Elliot' mold.
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