Directed by Scott Cooper
Jeff Bridges as Bad Blake
Maggie Gyllenhaal as Jean Craddock
The country tunes in this film are pretty good
You can see some of the popular "Crazy Heart" movie reviews below.
Bad Blake (Jeff Bridges) is a genuine country singer that some folks have forgotten.
Technically, I guess, Blake is not a loser: he is a celebrity performer, he has CDs to sell, he can write killer country lyrics, he opens for a hot current star, and he's mostly honest with himself. But he loses: loses his wives, loses touch with his son, lets drinking run him off the road to opportunity, loses his relationship with the woman that, finally, he loves in a way that makes his life livable and worth living….
It's tempting to say that "Crazy Heart" is a film about the flaws and successes of a man striving for redemption, but I don't really see it that way.
I see Bad Blake as a man who knows what he is, knows what he can be, finally knows what he wants, and ultimately has to accept solitary self-renewal instead of salvation in Jean's arms….ultimately, and poignantly, he admits to himself and confirms to Jean that all he has left is to live "one day at a time"…..
There is a lot of heart in those words, but a lot of heart has already drained out of them.
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A few of my previous movie reviews:
"Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy"
"Hard Times"
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