Sunday, January 17, 2010

Crazy Heart (2009)

I love all of the recent recognition for Jeff Bridges' role as has-been country star Bad Blake. He deserves it all because he's been a great actor for so long and rightly needs all the praise.

Bad Blake is not what he once was. At his peak, he was one of the most successful country music singers of all time. Loved by millions. But with the world of country music changing styles and his ever dependent alcohol addiction, Blake is now playing at bars and bowling alleys in towns you've never heard of before. In one of those towns, he meets local journalist Jean Craddock (Maggie Gyllenhaal). What starts as a series of interviews turns into a budding romance and eventually love. The question is, can Blake overcome his addictions enough to start a late-in-life romance with a single mother?

Bridges was great as Bad Blake, as I stated earlier. What really helped was the fantastic soundtrack, too. I've never been a country music fan, mainly because of the twangy garbage it's turned into, but this was great to listen to. I also liked Colin Farrell as the former protege/current superstar Tommy Sweet. Picture this movie as a lighter version of The Wrestler. I recommend this.

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