Blinded By The Light 3.75 Stars
I really liked "Blinded By The Light". Set in the town of Luton, England in 1986-87, Javed, a teenager of Pakistani origin, discovers the music of Bruce Springsteen. The British economy is not good at this time, and Javed buts heads with his father constantly about his plans to attend college and become a writer.
Although this movie is not a rock star biopic like "Bohemian Rhaposdy" or "Rocketman", it is set a few years after those movies and features a lot of Bruce Springsteen's music and music of the 1980's -- great soundtrack.
I did not recognize any of the actors, but all of them did a great job portraying the economic and racial/social tensions occurring in Britain during the late 1980's.
If you are a Bruce Springsteen fan or just want to head back in time 32 years, I highly recommend this movie. . . 3.75 stars out of 4.
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Born and raised in Dubuque, Iowa. Chicago 1979 to 1986. Northwest Suburbs of Chicago - Schaumburg since 1988.
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