As breezy, saccharine coming-of-age movies go, Blinded by the Light is neither a failure nor a resounding triumph. It hits essentially every expected emotional beat, introduces the expected allies and opposition to our protagonist Javed (Viveik Kalra), and even employs fairly tired and on-the-nose dialogue for the duration—all set to a surprisingly limited sampling of Bruce Springsteen's classic hits.
Blinded by the Light
Blinded by the Light
Blinded by the Light
As breezy, saccharine coming-of-age movies go, Blinded by the Light is neither a failure nor a resounding triumph. It hits essentially every expected emotional beat, introduces the expected allies and opposition to our protagonist Javed (Viveik Kalra), and even employs fairly tired and on-the-nose dialogue for the duration—all set to a surprisingly limited sampling of Bruce Springsteen's classic hits.