There's a very meditative, very self-deprecating quality to this [film].

The approach conjures a compelling intimacy as the musician takes a trip back through his life, reflecting on his childhood, the very different personalities of his parents, and the effects his hard-drinking father had on his development.

An absorbing viewing experience, one that comes with the warm, accumulating feeling that while under Bruce Springsteen's tutelage, everything makes sense.

Springsteen on Broadway is a rare spiritual experience (and I hate that expression, but it does fit here) that makes you reconnect with your roots.