Friday, February 5, 2010

Crazy Heart

Jeff Bridges, Maggie Gyllenhaal

Nice little movie about an aging, alcoholic country/western singer. He hooks up with a young single mom but the reality of who he is ruins that. Still, in movies, and sometimes in life, there's room for redemption.

Nice, focused little film. Compared favorably with Tender Mercies...not nearly as powerful or searing as Payday. As always, the weak spot in films on this topic is the music which is simple-minded formula drivel. Here several ballads were featured which helped.

Solid performances and believable script put this in the win column.

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