This biopic is born to run.

The following is a trend of some of the recent movie musician biopics.

Think about how Rami Malek’s performance of Freddy Mercury was the best and only good thing about “Bohemian Rhapsody.” Think about how Taron Egerton sang all of Elton John’s songs in “Rocketman.” Think about how Kinglsey Ben-Adir had better spirits than what the screenplay gave him credit for in “Bob Marley: One Love.” Think about how Timothee Chalamet fits the coat, voice, and sunglasses as Bob Dylan in “A Complete Unknown.” And now, think about how Jeremy Allen White (A.K.A. The Bear) has the look, voice, and emotions of a young Bruce Springsteen (A.K.A. The Boss), and maybe acknowledge how he tries to resonate with the depression the singer has been facing.

“Springsteen: Deliver Me From Nowhere, inspired by Warren Zane’s 2023 book, is about the conceptions of his 1982 album “Nebraska,” which he wanted no press, tours, or singles, but became Number 3 on the charts at the time. And the songs on that album include the title track, “Atlantic City,” “Johnny 99,” “Open All Night,” and My Father’s House.” My philosophy is: it’s impossible to dump on a movie about the Boss, and in my standpoint, I can’t do it. I have to enjoy it, and I did.

This movie shows us his complicated relationship with his father (Stephen Graham), who was a drunk, but tried to have some value in his life. There’s also his manger and record producer Jon Landau (Jeremy Strong), who is trying to figure out what Bruce wants, and a comic relief character coming in the form of a record engineer named Mike Balton (Paul Walter Hauser). And there’s also a small romance between him and a young single mother and diner waitress named Faye Romano (Odessa Young).

The childhood sequences are filmed in black and white, while the rest is in color. I guess they’re going for that “Oppenheimer” approach when it comes to the past and the present. And there is a scene when the adult Bruce sees his younger self (Matthew Anthony Pellicano) and his dad in color at a fair. Pamela Martin’s editing can stitch those scenes together nicely, especially when Bruce sees

“Springsteen: Deliver Me From Nowhere” is written for the screen and directed by Scott Cooper in his first entry since “The Pale Blue Eye.” While the small romance lacks the ambiance and complexity of the Elle Fanning scenes from “A Complete Unknown,” the movie wants to acknowledge how Bruce was dealing with depression. He has better help and hope now, but during the 1982 recording, he was caught between the past and the present. Despite this, this movie is anything but a downer.

White is written with sincerity and emotions by Cooper, and he portrays Bruce with the right vulnerabilities and voice. You must also appreciate how Strong plays his manager with mannerisms and dispositions, and how Graham is exceptional as the dad. These are the film’s best performances, and there’s plenty of spirit in them.

This is a New Jersey movie about a singer who was born and raised in New Jersey, and that means the film has to mostly be filmed in that state, as well as New York and a little bit in Los Angeles. As a New Jersey native, I completely appreciate the authenticity, and know when the film is respectful towards my state and the singer himself.

Overcoming whatever cynicism the other reviews try to throw at us, we can sympathize with Bruce’s story and allow the songs to help with the high spirits. No matter how sad Bruce was during the conception of “Nebraska” and now matter how many demons he has left to overcome, we still see him as an icon. And so does “Springsteen: Deliver Me From Nowhere.”