Blinded by the Light

For a low-budget film, it has a charm that many deep-pocketed productions often lack.

I enjoyed this movie & the story it told about a young man trying to find his own way out of family traditions through the music & lyrics of Bruce Springsteen. It gave me a better appreciation for the Boss and the lyrics he wrote back in the 80's and they still carry forward to today's generation.

A teenager from an Asian family living in 1987 England uses the music of Bruce Springsteen to find his own voice… there is so much to like about this movie, from the 1980s cultural references to its Springsteen soundtrack. It has humour and an ultimately heart-warming message. And I love that is based on a true story.

Cute but predictable, not enough Springsteen for my taste.

Storia originale, che unisce due mondi apparentemente totalmente scollegati come l'integrazione di un giovane pakistano in Inghilterra e la musica dell'americano Bruce Springsteen. Funzionano bene i dialoghi e soprattutto viene perfettamente esposto il contesto in cui si svolgono i fatti; sia dal punto di vista sociologico che dal punto di vista familiare. Il cambio di rotta con la musica da protagonista sfrutta troppo una parte di musical che banalizza lo sviluppo del personaggio rendendolo semplicistico in alcuni momenti.

A really heartwarming story about a young, South Asian British adolescent who find inspiration in the music of Bruce Springsteen while battling with his parents and his peers to find his identity.

This is a coming of age film, about individualism and determination I suppose, in the downtrodden and racist setting of England in the 1980s. I appreciated that and I can't say I didn't enjoy the music - there's a definite sense of nostalgia, even though I was barely a toddler in 1987 (when its set, I believe), I do certainly like a good bit of 1980s music. It is perhaps a little cheesy or maybe somewhat earnest/cliched but otherwise its a good, solid film, with the definite feel of a Ken Loach film about it. It would be hard not to relate to at least one aspect of this film, if not the sense of frustration and despair of the main character due mainly to social isolation (which is particularly relevant at the moment but for non racist, or social class, reasons, obviously). The cast are pretty solid, with a good performance from the main character, Javed, played by Viveik Kalra. Also present are Rob Brydon as the father of Javed's friend and David Hayman as a neighbour. I just couldn't quite get away from a feeling of it being a little...simplified?. It doesn't seem entirely fair to say that but as my reviews are honest and thats my honest thought, then that's what I'm saying. Its still an enjoyable film that's worth a watch but I suppose I feel like there have been so many films about the key themes, that maybe I'm too used to the thematic elements. However, as I say, its still a good film and as long as your keen on 80s pop music and, more specifically, of course, Bruce 'The Boss' Springsteen (and less so perhaps the act of pursuing a career that you feel really speaks to you, in this case of writing), then you should certainly enoy this, to one extent or another. Its a decent enough feelgood movie, certainly.

I'm a Bruce fan so it reached me on that level because his words mean something to me, too. It's manipulative but that's okay because I enjoyed the music in a new context.

It's a good movie about racism , economic struggles and inspirational music.

Quirky Story That Has An Emotional Pulse Threaded Throughout The Characters. Very Feel Good & Treads Some New Ground In The Process.