Fox Searchlight Pictures
2009 - Rated R - 1 hr 52 min
Director: Scott Cooper
Starring: Jeff Bridges, Maggie Gyllenhaal, Colin Farrell
This was my first viewing of Crazy Heart which we received as a gift, so I wasn't sure what to expect. It was basically in the same tone as those musician biopics that started coming out with Ray and Walk the Line, but this one isn't as bleak and dark. It could have been, if it wanted to, but something about Jeff Bridges's performance lets you see the 'realness' without getting bogged down by it.
Maggie Gyllenhaal is my favorite part of this movie - and I feel like she won a Golden Globe or something last year for this role. If that's true, then it's well deserved. If that's not true, she was robbed. Her character, a writer and single mom who gets tangled up in Bad Blake's (Bridges) insanity, is realistic, guarded, and protective of her only son. When she finally draws a line in the sand, you know she's not kidding.
As "life" movies go, this is a good one. It's not a favorite, but I definitely enjoyed it.
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