Jack and I liked this delightful story of a Pakistani-British teen whose life is changed by Bruce Springsteen's music. Viviek Kalra is terrific as the frustrated boy finding joy in the Boss's work, and there's a funny cameo by Rob Brydon in a blonde wig as Matt's dad.
Directed and co-written by Gurinder Chadha, co-written by Sarfra Manzoor and Paul Mayeda Berges, based on Manzoor's memoir Greetings from Bury Park - Race, Religion, Rock 'n' Roll. "Bury Park" is not a typo.
Additional music is composed by A.R. Rahman.
Brydon was last blogged for the short film Revolting Rhymes, and Chadha, Berges, and Rahman for Viceroy's House.
Rotten Tomatoes' critics and audiences are in agreement, averaging 89 and 91%, respectively. We saw this on August 23, 2019.
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