Vivien Killilea/Getty Film critics got their first glimpse at Jeremy Allen White's portrayal of Bruce Springsteen in the new movieSpringsteen: Deliver Me from Nowhereafter the movie made its world premiere at the Telluride Film Festival on Friday, Aug. 29 Oprah, Margot Robbie and Alexander Skarsgard were all in audience of the Colorado premiere Springsteen: Deliver Me from Nowherewill also screen at the New York Film Festival in September; the movie releases in theaters Oct. 24 Movie critics' first reactions toJeremy Allen White's portrayal ofBruce Springsteenare pouring in! White's new movieSpringsteen:Deliver Me from Nowheremade its world premiere at theTelluride Film Festivalon Friday, Aug. 29, providing Springsteen fans and moviegoers alike with their first glimpses atThe Bearstar White, 34, as legendary rock musician Springsteen, now 75, circa 1982. The Boss himself was in attendance at the Colorado premiere, posing with White andDeliver Me from Nowhere's cast before later taking the stage as the crowdchanted, "Bruce!" Many of the first reviews from the festival heap praise on White's performance.Deadlinecalled White "utterly convincing on every count," adding that he "gets to the essence of the man without copying him, but the transformation is nothing less than stunning, reminding me of what Sissy Spacek was able to accomplish playing Loretta Lynn inCoal Miner's Daughter,even as, like White, the legend she was playing was very much alive and watching." 20th Century Studios ; Mark and Colleen Hayward/Getty The Wrappraised White's singing, which is mixed with some of Springsteen's vocals, adding that White's "hangdog charisma is just right." White "plays the rugged character, dressed in his uniform of plaid flannel shirt, jeans and leather jacket, as a man physically burdened by his demons,"The Hollywood Reporter's review reads. TheShamelessalum delivers a performance that is "steeped in a truth so natural and unforced that by the end of the film you almost forget that he's playing someone else," according toIndiewire's B- review. Also spotted in the audience at the Telluride premiere were Oprah Winfrey, Adam Sandler, Margot Robbie and Alexander Skarsgard. Deliver Me from Nowhere"chronicles the making of Bruce Springsteen's 1982Nebraskaalbum when he was a young musician on the cusp of global superstardom, struggling to reconcile the pressures of success with the ghosts of his past," according to an official synopsis for the movie. Jeremy StrongandPaul Walter Hausercostar in the movie as Springsteen's managerJon Landauand a guitar technician, respectively. "Recorded on a 4-track recorder in Springsteen's New Jersey bedroom, the album marked a pivotal time in his life and is considered one of his most enduring works—a raw, haunted acoustic record populated by lost souls searching for a reason to believe," the synopsis adds. Never miss a story — sign up forPEOPLE's free daily newsletterto stay up-to-date on the best of what PEOPLE has to offer, from celebrity news to compelling human interest stories. 20th Century Studios The movie is written and directed by Scott Cooper and based on author Warren Zanes' book of the same name. Stephen Graham, Odessa Young, Gaby Hoffman, Marc Maron and David Krumholtz also costar in the film. After Telluride,Springsteen: Deliver Me from Nowherewill premiere at the New York Film Festival in September and release in theaters Oct. 24. Read the original article onPeople