Crazy Heart
A worn-down country singer and a burgeoning journalist form an unusual bond in this drama adapted from the novel by Thomas Cobb. His spirit broken by multiple failed marriages, too much time on the road, and too many nights with the bottle, Bad Blake (Jeff Bridges) had started to feel like he was headed down the path of no return. When probing young writer Jean (Maggie Gyllenhaal) digs deep enough to unearth the broken man behind the legend, however, Bad realizes that redemption may not be such a long shot after all. Robert Duvall and Colin Farrell co-star.
Director: Scott Cooper
Starring: Jeff Bridges, Maggie Gyllenhaal, Beth Grant,Robert Duvall, Colin Farrell
A small movie perfectly scaled to the big performance at its center.
Jeff Bridges is a virtual certainty to win his first Oscar, after four nominations.
On a par with Bridges' acting, and a sine qua non for Crazy Heart's success, is the excellent music he sings.
Crazy Heart is blessed with so many marvelous moments, lovely lines and vivid characters.
The music is terrific, as it should be in a movie where T Bone Burnett wrote the songs with Stephen Bruton.
Best Achievement in Music Written for Motion Pictures, Original Song
Academy Awards (2010)
Best Leading Actor
BAFTA Awards (2010)
Best Use of Music in a Film
Boston Society of Film Critics Awards (2009)
Best Actor
Broadcast Film Critics Association Awards (2010)
Outstanding Achievement in Casting - Feature - Studio or Independent Drama
Casting Society of America (2010)
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