Standing outside Asbury Park’s Stone Pony nightclub after a gig, Bruce Springsteen meets Faye Romano. He’s the local legend verging on rock stardom, she’s a winsome beauty too smart to admit that she’s a fan. They feel a spark. So how does The Boss seal the deal?

Looking into her eyes, he says, "I’m not sure I’d be a lot of fun."

No kidding. That early scene sets a tone for "Springsteen: Deliver Me From Nowhere," a biopic from writer-director Scott Cooper ("Crazy Heart") that focuses on the months Springsteen spent making "Nebraska," his 1982 album of doom-drenched folk songs. At the movie’s center is a solid Jeremy Allen White, whose Springsteen feels authentic both on and off a stage, while around the edges are rich details about how his willfully non-commercial album ever made it to

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