He's been interviewed about the subject too many times. He doesn't say that. He says, "I want to talk about how bad you make this room look. It's such a good line I can hardly believe I've never heard it before. Bad Blake perhaps knows it sounds like something out of an old movie.
It's also the kind of line written by a singer-songwriter, the masking of emotion by ironic displacement, the indirect apology for seedy circumstances. She blushes. I can't think of a better way for the movie to get to where it has to go next. No shy apologies. No cynicism. Just that he wrote a great line of a country song, and it was for her. Bridges, Gyllenhaal and Scott Cooper , the first-time writer-director, find that note all through the movie.
It's like a country-western cliche happening for the first time. Bridges doesn't play drunk or hung over or newly in love in the ways we're accustomed to. It's like Bad has lived so long and been through so much that he's too worn out to add any spin to exactly the way he feels. Bad Blake was a star once, years ago. He has lyrics that go, "I used to be somebody, but now I'm somebody else. As "Crazy Heart" opens, Bad is pulling up to a bowling alley.
Bad still has a few loyal fans, but you get the feeling they've followed him to the bottom. He has a son he's lost touch with and hasn't written a good song in a long time.
In the old days, he toured with a kid named Tommy Sweet Colin Farrell. Now Tommy is a big star, but contrary to the conventions of such stories, hasn't forgotten his old teacher and remains loyal.
Maybe, we're thinking, with the love of a good woman Bad could turn it around. It's not that simple in "Crazy Heart. Suggest an update Crazy Heart. Your privacy is important to us. We won't share this comment without your permission. If you chose to provide an email address, it will only be used to contact you about your comment. See our privacy policy. A lot or a little? The parents' guide to what's in this movie. Positive Messages.
Positive Role Models. What parents need to know Parents need to know that Crazy Heart -- which follows a middle-aged musician's Jeff Bridges failing career and the major drinking problem that's contributing to that failure -- is clearly aimed at grown-ups.
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Teen, 14 years old Written by m1 June 10, The music is exceptionally well written, and grabs you during every concert scene in the film.
The onl Teen, 14 years old Written by BestPicture May 15, One of 's finest offerings This is a movie to be seen by mature teens and certainly all adults. Constant alcohol abuse, smoking, and strong language, but that's only looking through What's the story? Is it any good? Talk to your kids about Our editors recommend. Walk the Line. Fascinating biopic, best for mature teens and up. The Thing Called Love. Chicks chirp about free speech in passionate docu. Strong rehab story for mature high schoolers.
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