British drama, set in 1987, in which a young British Pakistani teenager discovers a passion for Bruce Springsteen. Read more …
Bruce Springsteen provides the soundtrack for a joyful musical comedy focusing on a misfit teen.
Boundless enthusiasm can’t disguise a paperthin plot and some knuckle-biting musical sequences.
The film offers not only a reminder of Springsteen’s lyrical genius, but of how he’s always served as a beacon for the disenfranchised.
Bend It Like Beckham director Gurinder Chadha cooks up this efficiently watchable drama about a rock fan’s yearning to become a writer.
General release. Check local listings for show times.
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