tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-835845587180409232.post1648140265403905153..comments2024-02-11T06:06:09.969-08:00Comments on quickcrit - music reviews: Crazy Heart - movie (2010)awmercyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14366441009847765420noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-835845587180409232.post-31642273506913470022019-03-28T20:19:48.821-07:002019-03-28T20:19:48.821-07:00Choose for yourself new and hot movies. update dur...Choose for yourself new and hot movies. update during the week, the showbox for windows expands to everyone because the showboxvpn provider gives users!David Jasonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15294099993634598840noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-835845587180409232.post-41889548703460987002010-02-18T21:17:27.734-08:002010-02-18T21:17:27.734-08:00Worry not, Nightrain. Loved your commentary, just...Worry not, Nightrain. Loved your commentary, just not finished with mine yet :) Sorry I didn't inform you sooner, but it's coming!Monahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03316972451126182578noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-835845587180409232.post-64240569521904103772010-02-18T21:15:27.314-08:002010-02-18T21:15:27.314-08:00OK. My monologue cannot be the last input in this ...OK. My monologue cannot be the last input in this thread... thoughts?Nightrainhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15141858074146013333noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-835845587180409232.post-36339364199605296982010-02-17T08:42:25.578-08:002010-02-17T08:42:25.578-08:00(Spoiler Alert... if you plan on seeing this movie...(Spoiler Alert... if you plan on seeing this movie soon, stop reading now... kinda like a New Yorker review.)<br /><br />Alright! I was gonna do a combo movie-album review, but I'm glad you got to it first.<br /><br />I really enjoyed the movie, but I feel like they missed on a few major story-telling elements (opportunities, if you will). <br /><br />My first criticism is that there was no courtship between Blake & Jean. It was like **poof** they're together and everything is grand, without any real development of who they were or where they were coming from. Perhaps it is slightly believable that a small town Oklahoma girl would fall for an old alcoholic country singer, but for the purposes of the movie, they could have developed this relationship further considering it was central to the movie. <br /><br />The second criticism is that Blake didn't have any issues with sobering up. Again, it was like **poof** out of rehab totally sober and straight, even though he was still playing in bars and hanging with his buddies. Because there was no struggle, the character seemed flat at the end... all too clean and shiny in contrast to who he was. Everything seemed all wrapped up in a nice little bow, but the reality is that for those kinds of Outlaws, things rarely clean up so nicely.<br /><br />In sum, I feel like the movie could have benefited from a deeper-dive into the Bad Blake, and perhaps Jean, characters. Bridges was great, fantastic even, but the character could have been developed further. Some flashbacks to his glory days, some reflection on his Tommy Sweet relationship, a glimpse of when the whole ride all took a turn for the worse could have added an introspective element to the character. Additionally, some uprising of "the inner beast" after rehab, and down the final stretch, would have made the end seem more believable, acceptable. It was all too simplistic... like scratching the surface, but not wanting to complicate things by going a bit deeper. Two-cents, deposited.<br /><br />Thanks for the review!<br /><br />My favorite song: "Hold On You"Nightrainhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15141858074146013333noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-835845587180409232.post-10209573169846586372010-02-17T08:01:18.787-08:002010-02-17T08:01:18.787-08:00Oh, you must! I am very certain you will love thi...Oh, you must! I am very certain you will love this movie too. If you wait til Netflix, cool, but I'm happy I at least got to see those beautiful shots of the Southwest on the big screen. They were breathtaking... and I can see how they could inspire such music.<br /><br />I have issues with the central relationship (and its believability) and the film's lack of depth/underdeveloped supporting characters, but the acting is so brilliant either way you won't care. I just can't believe he was singing... he totally needs to become a washed-up country singer.Monahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03316972451126182578noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-835845587180409232.post-89047528487178961702010-02-17T05:09:06.514-08:002010-02-17T05:09:06.514-08:00This has been high on my list of movies to see sin...This has been high on my list of movies to see since I first saw the trailer.awmercyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14366441009847765420noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-835845587180409232.post-18543273163547203012010-02-16T23:42:42.154-08:002010-02-16T23:42:42.154-08:00If anyone else has seen it too, do tell! Would lo...If anyone else has seen it too, do tell! Would love to hear someone else's thoughts.Monahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03316972451126182578noreply@blogger.com