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Diana 17 May 2012

AWESOME

BEST MOVIE I HAVE EVER SEEN!!! HE IS THE BEST ACTOR. IT WAS A GOOD STORY AND THE VISUALS ARE REALLY GOOD.

17 May 2012

Great movie, few extras

This review is from: Crazy Heart (DVD) This is a really good movie and Bridges is fantastic in it. Got it for my brother for Christmas and I'm sure he'll love it. It doesn't sound like the dvd has many extras, though.

15 May 2012

bad is GOOD, poe-ple!!

For those who think why Maggie G would let a alcoholic in charge of a kid, rmember that not all alcoholics are the same. This isnt Leaving Las Vegas!! Bad Blake is a highly functioning alcoholic, whoc an drink, but still exist in society, like Ted Kennedy or Temple Grandin.

qtwiq 14 May 2012

This was 1 hr and 51 min of my life that I can never get back

I kept wishing he'd drink himself to death or stroke out. What a wasteof time. You can tell it was filmed in 24 days.....total crap. Thestory line was nonexistent. The characters were never fully developed.The actors had been poorly selected. There was not even a happy endingto this whole ordeal. It was just one depressing thing after another.Who in their right mind would get involved with an alcoholic that'stwice their age and even leave their child with one. Just plain stupid.And don't even get me started on the depressing music. The songs soundlike they were made up as the went along. The only saving grace wasthat it finally ended and my anguish was over.

Christopher Smith 12 May 2012

This might be Jeff Bridges' best performance. And he might, in fact, just take home the Academy Award for Best Actor.

Jonathan F. Richards 12 May 2012

When a movie offers you a couple of hours with a drunk, he better be a charmer. And even then, it's a gamble; we've all known charming drunks, but a little can go a long way. Fortunately for Crazy Heart, it has Jeff Bridges, who brings enough charm and ve

Michael 10 May 2012

Crazy Heart

Overall a great movie. Jeff Bridges surely shines in this role of a struggling musician. This movie is a must see whether you enjoy these types of movies or not.

TWINKY 1989 10 May 2012

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HES A DRUNK SMOKER LANGAUGE BARRIOR LOSER ,IM GLAD IM NOT LIKE THAT, HE LOOKED LIKE A WASHED UP WAYLON GENNINGS HE WOULD BARELY EAT AND SPEND MOST OF THE TIME UPCHUCKING OR DRUNK. OK NOW FOR THE MOVIE IM NOT TO KEEN ON COUNTRY MUSIC I WAS GONNA SKIP THIS BUT THE REGAL PULLED IT LAST WK AND MARCUS GOT IT. SO IT IS A ALMOST 2 HR FILM. LIFE ON THE RD WHILE TOURING. FINDING OUT ABOUT HIS LIFE WILE IT IS GOING DOWN THE TUBES, COLIN F SURPRISED ME OF HIS SINGING UNLESS ITS ALL LYP SYNC, I GIVE THIS FLICK 3 STARS OPN BEING A DESCENT FILM THE LANGUAGE IS KINDA STRONG.

03 May 2012

not believable - it lost my attention early on

It's just not credible that the the young, attractive, intelligent and somewhat together female lead would fall for the male lead who is fat, old and perpetually drunk. And I say this in sharing at least two of the characteristics of the male lead. The only believable part was that she dumped him and then stuck to her guns even after he sobered up. The music was so-so and it goes to help prove that just about any celebrity can make a mark in the realm of country music, especially by trying to sing and act like a C&W performer in a major motion picture.

chaos-rampant 03 May 2012

Predictable but it's buoyed by Jeff Bridges's performance

As unremarkable and undistinguished and completely generic andpredictable as a 90's made-for-TV court drama, this is only saved byJeff Bridges's performance. He's not mad good, that is to say he's notgood in the baroque all-consuming way Daniel Day-Lewis is good, buthe's good, he's got the same magnetic charisma that made superstars outof Robert Mitchum and Montgomery Clift even when they were simplystaring at the camera. He's a pleasure to watch as the grizzlywashed-up mumbling country singer who's seen better days and a liver inbetter condition. The New Mexican open landscapes could've addedsomething special to the mix; but they don't because they're relegatedto dimestore postcard backgrounds and god knows how much I love thattype of landscape. Comparisons to the very similar Tender Mercies makeclear why one is a forgotten classic and why the other will be simplyforgotten (apart from those instances when it's remembered as "themovie that gave Jeff Bridges the Oscar"). Both movies gravitate aroundterrific performances (Robert Duval's the superior one of the two), butone is allowed to break its predetermined orbit and make a dash fordeeper waters before it lands where you didn't expect it. TenderMercies is made steadfast by the central performance; Crazy Heartmerely buoys on it.

tomgillespie2002 29 April 2012

Great love-song to the world of country music

It was a rare heartwarming moment for me during the 2010 Oscars whenJeff Bridges won the Best Actor award and received a standing ovationfrom his colleagues and peers a like. He is an actor that was seeminglynever going to receive the kind of recognition and status to which heso fully deserved. His films have ranged from computer game-film hybridnerd-fest Tron, to Peter Bogdanovich's masterpiece (and one of my all-time favourite films) The Last Picture Show. After winning the awardfor this film, he seems to have been bumped up to the A-list, receivinganother nomination this year for the exceptional True Grit. The film ispretty damn good too, surprisingly.I say surprisingly as the story of an over-the-hill country singerseeking redemption seems like Oscar bait to me, but I found it a ratheruplifting experience, and a piece of quality drama. Bridges plays thelegendary Bad Blake, who, when we meet him, is emptying a bottle of hisown p**s onto the car park floor upon his arrival at a bowling alleywhere he is due to play his next gig. He has returned to his home, andthe locals are excited to see him sing some of his classic tunes andlive up to his bad boy name. Yet he is unhappy. He spends his time onhis own in his fleapit motel room, drinking his favourite whisky andchain-smoking cigarettes, and arguing with his hard-working manager whois keen to buddy him up with his protégé Tommy Sweet (Colin Farrell).There is unspoken resentment from Blake for Sweet, who seems to behighly successful while Blake wallows in misery, his time long sincepast. However, Blake seems to be awoken from his self-destructivenesswhen he is interviewed by the daughter of a liquor store owner, Jean(Maggie Gyllenhaal), who is as taken by him as he is by her. Living upto his name, Bad is always one step from screwing it up, as hisdrinking becomes a bigger problem than he imagined.The main strength of the film is the genuine unlikeability of Blake. Heis rude, offensive and in his first performance in front of his homecrowd, spends the majority of the time throwing up in a bin outsidewhile his backing band plays an instrumental on a loop awaiting hisreturn. He also drinks to excess, throwing away his ability andrefusing to write new material due to his jealousy of a younger andmore successful emergent in Sweet. As he opens up to Jean, we alsodiscover he has a son he hasn't seen in well over a decade, and haspossibly fathered more that he doesn't know about. During anuncomfortable and achingly sad scene, he phones up the mother of hisson and is informed of her death, and finds out his son wants nothingto do with him. Describing the film, it actually sounds like somethingyou would have seen in other films countless times, but here the scriptis written with such heart, and the performance are so great, that itdoesn't matter.Another highlight is the performance of Maggie Gyllenhall. I've longsince been a fan since her turn in the excellent Secretary, and hereshe is better. Unfortunately she has been unfairly drowned out by themasterclass of Bridges. She is both brittle and strong, looking afterher son as a single mother, and being unable to resist the charms ofBlake while always being aware of the danger of falling for someonelike him. In a scene where she admits their relationship is an accidentwaiting to happen, Gyllenhaal's face is torn up by resentment anddefeated sadness.For a film with so much music, this could have fallen flat on it'sface. But within the trusted care of music legend T-Bone Burnett, whohas worked with the Coen brothers on a number of occasions, and RyanBingham, the music and the on-stage performances of Bridges areelectric. The pair won the Oscar for Original Song, for the wonderful'The Weary Kind', which Blake writes at the start of his road toredemption.A great love-song to the world of country music and the legends thathave eclipsed the genre, as well as being a good story very well told.www.the-wrath-of-blog.blogspot.com

Jody 28 April 2012

Bad is Great!

Bad Blake, a down-and-out country singer, whose career is flailing has been beaten down by life. Bad marriages, alcoholism, smoking and womanizing. He ends up singing in one-night gigs in bowling alleys and seedy clubs across the country. As fate would have it, he finally has a chance for redemption - and blows it! But this failure ends up empowering him to change his life. Great movie about resilience in the struggle called 'life'. Bridges deserved an Award for this one!

Kimberly Gadette 26 April 2012

Bridges plumbs the depths of this alcoholic, his bloated body strewn across a sweat-soaked mattress, clinging to his whiskey bottle as if it were his momma ... it's a knock-out performance, devoid of all vanity.

dude5568 26 April 2012

Very impressive...

The film is surely a masterpiece and a treat to Jeff Bridges's fans allaround,its a story about a former country music player who now performsin bits and pieces to earn some cash when he finds someone special torely upon,well i gotta hand it over to Bridges who has delivered amasterpiece portraying 'Bad Blake' in the movie.The film is not somelife changing story but is about making responsible decisions beforeits too late and how soon one realizes that.....Movies like this oneappear uncommonly and so i recommend Crazy Heart to every viewer whowants to add another excellent film to his/her list..veryimpressive,surely enjoyable!!!

Justin Miller 22 April 2012

A great story of man who's down but not out

Jeff Bridges brings the engaging story of fictious legend to life in 'Crazy Heart'. Bad Blake has always lived the rough or 'bad' lifestyle. He drinks, he smokes, he gets with groupies and just moves on. However, after a run in with a young journalist, Blake might have a reason to change his ways. 'Crazy Heart' gets one interested from the start and completely enthralled by the finale. Everyone involved does a sensational job (especially with a bit part by Colin Farrell) and helps the story move forward. The conclusion may be unsatisfactory for some but for those whom embrace it just feels right. 'Crazy Heart' is a strong homage to those who've had it rough and kept going and that's why it's worth the price of an admission ticket.

Stephen Silver 22 April 2012

incredibly entertaining and poignant, buoyed by a performance by Jeff Bridges that's entirely deserving of its Oscar buzz

Kam Williams 21 April 2012

Who needs The Wrestler when you have The Crooner?"

20 April 2012

I'll have my real name on my tombstone, until then I'll just be Bad

Jeff Bridges is a very musical guy, for an actor. Maybe those bridges he's named for are like the bridges in songs: verse, chorus, bridge. In The Fabulous Baker Boys Jeff Bridges played a jazz pianist and he was fabsolutely abulous. He learned piano well enough to play the tunes, though the actual music was dubbed in by Dave Grusin. As cool and hep as he looked as a jazz cat, in Crazy Heart, he had the perfect look for a country singer. Looks like Kris Kristopherson, sounds even better. Both have co-starred with Barbara Striesand. Maybe The Other Side of the Mirror and the third remake of A Star is Born is an unfair comparison, but Jeff Bridges, most would agree, is a better actor than Kris. Kris Kristopherson was a country singer and he wrote Sunday Morning Coming Down for Johnny Cash, and Me and Bobby McGee was a big hit for Janis--but as authentic as he would have been as Bad Blake, once you've seen Crazy Heart you know that no one could've done it better than Jeff Bridges.The Dude AbidesIt's time for an Oscar for Bridges. You know that if he wins, there will be a huge standing ovation. No one else could be more certain to get a huge standing ovation if, or should I say when, he wins (I actually wrote this review before the Oscars, but I waited until the DVD was released to post it. OF COURSE the dude won the Oscar as predicted). He is long overdue for an Oscar. Bad Blake is a total mess, but music means a lot to him, and his music means a lot to many others: Jean Craddock (Maggie Gyllenhaal), one of the pick up bands, his buddy Wayne (Robert Duvall), many of the fans, Tommy Sweet (Colin Farrel)--but don't mention Tommy Sweet. Bad doesn't like it when people ask him about Tommy, because Tommy is at his peak while Blake is a has-been(I mean, 'a living legend'). Tommy helps him out though, and turns his fortunes around. Colin Farrel was very sweet as Tommy Sweet. He also sang pretty good. Didn't steal the show, but was believable as a Country Music star.Robert Duvall was his friend Wayne, a bar owner, who gave him a ration of booze but could also see that when it was time for him to quit drinking, it was time for him to quit drinking. His support system. In Tender Mercies Duvall played the troubled troubador. Here, he is careful not to upstage Bridges, and gives a very supportive understated performance. There's a scene where he sings one of Bad's songs on a fishing trip they take together. He doesn't sound that great A Cappella, but he sounds sincere, and you can tell that Bad's song means a lot to him.The story of Crazy Heart is not a typical one of love conquers all, or even the typical musician bio about the long struggle to reach the top. It's a down hill ride, where the exalted peak is vaguely remembered, and the struggle is more about accepting that your best years are over. It is way past the time to start aging gracefully. Maggie Gyllenhaal was great as the journalist who temporarily falls for him, but then realizes that her son isn't safe with him if Bad starts drinking. Her name was Jean Craddock, reminding me of my sister Joanie Craddock, who is a George Strait fan, though there the resemblance ends. T-Bone Burnett did the music for O, Brother, Where Art Thou? and also The Big Lebowski (Bridges was The Dude). As usual, T-Bone handled the music superbly. Stephen Bruton was kind of the model for Bad Blake. He lived the Bad Blake life of a musician on the road. He also wrote music for the film but passed away just before it was finished, and the film is dedicated to his memory. He was kind of a consultant. The Sparkletts jug was his idea.The Bottom Line is Crazy Heart rates 5 stars for Bridges' Oscar winning performance, and for the great supporting cast of Maggie Gyllenhaal, Robert Duvall, Colin Farrell, and the rest. With T-Bone Burnett handling the music it was as real and right as it gets. The story was kind of low key and lacking in a Hollywood ending, much to its credit. Scott Cooper, the director and writer, brought out the 'Crazy Heart' of the Thomas Cobb novel. And as always, the dude abides. Jeff Bridges was like the rug that pulled the whole room together. ---------Bad Blake: I want to talk about how bad you make this room look. ===============In Bruges (2008) Colin Farrell was RayMasked and Anonymous (2003) Jeff Bridges was Tom Friend Secretary (2002) Maggie Gyllenhaal was Lee HollowayDonnie Darko (2001) Maggie Gyllenhaal was Elizabeth Darko The Big Lebowski (1998) Jeff Bridges was Jeffrey Lebowski - The Dude The Fisher King (1991) Jeff Bridges was Jack Lucas The Fabulous Baker Boys (1989) Jeff Bridges was Jack BakerTender Mercies (1983) Robert Duvall was Mac SledgeThe Last Picture Show: The Definitive Director's Cut (Special Edition) (1971) Jeff Bridges was Duane JacksonTo Kill a Mockingbird (Collector's Edition) (1962) Robert Duvall was Arthur 'Boo' Radley ---------Bad Blake: I'll have my real name on my tombstone, until then I'll just be Bad.===============

17 April 2012

Perfection

Crazy Heart is a labor of love, with every bit of collaborative endeavor making it onto the screen through performance, direction, music, screenwriting, cinematography ~ and the sum of these parts is truly great. Although the acting of Jeff Bridges and Maggie Gyllenhaal has been (justifiably) singled out universally for praise and awards, I was most impressed by little things in the film, the delicate touches that felt just right ~ Bad Blake ordering a ginger ale at a bar for Jean's young son; Bad's modest home in Houston, a vast and largely unknown city; the restorative power of a quiet moment, as Bad and Robert Duvall's character fish; and Ryan Bingham as a bowling alley backup musician, whose respect and reverance for Blake becomes evident through his ability to seamlessly and gracefully stand in note for note when Bad is unable to finish a song. Creative people coming together, merging their respective gifts and crafting a small masterpiece ~ this year Crazy Heart restored my faith in movies.

Frederic and Mary Ann Brussat 17 April 2012

A rambling story of a down-and-out country singer (a fine performance by Jeff Bridges) trying to put his life in turnaround.