MOVIE REVIEW: Crazy Heart
January 25th, 2010© A.J. Malouin 2010
(Rating: 12 by The Film Snob, and not liked much by Patsy, either.)
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(2009/USA. Directed and written by, with Thomas Cobb, Scott Cooper.)
The problem with “Crazy Heart” is that it’s not a story worth telling. We’ve seen it too many times! A broken-down old drunk country singer finds and loses love, repairs a rift he has had with a former partner, gets sober after an incident of the most-transparent nature, and, in the end hits The Big Time again. It’s all very annoying. Even worse, at 112 minutes, it feels way too long.
Some wonderful guns have been hired to tell the story, and they do their best to breathe life into this movie. Further, if you love Country Western music, you might find yourself tapping your toe a bit.
More likely, however, is that you’ll be tapping your wristwatch.
The most disappointing glitch in this thing is the casting of Read the rest of this entry »