Since Jeff Bridges was already on most of the Best Actor awards for 2009 movies, I was anxious to see "Crazy Heart". This movie is about a Country Music star who is past his prime (because of booze) and reduced to playing small bars and clubs. His character (Bad Blake) is sort of a cross between Waylon Jennings and Kris Kristofferson. That alone made me wonder, "Shouldn't Kris (who has acted) play this guy?" But- I guess that wouldn't be acting. As it is the movie was so real, it was like eavesdropping! The story has a casual pace with a few surprises. One of the major story lines is that Bad Blake's former band member is now the Super Star and Blake has to open for him. The Surprise is that the Super Star is played by COLIN FARRELL! Colin a Country singer! Who knew? He does a good job even though he is not mentioned in the credits or even the press releases. Supporting people include Robert Duval and others.
It is "R" for strong profanity.
I give it ***stars. 2010 Movie#7
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