I was expecting more than “Country Strong” could deliver. This problem is due more to the disjointed script than anything else. And after such movies as last year’s Crazy Heart and others of that genre, such as Walk the Line and Coal Miners Daughter, you just don’t expect such a downer of an ending, especially with the title ‘Country Strong.’ You expect Gwyneth Paltrow’s Kelly Canter to be the main character and the movie does focus on her. Unfortunately, she’s not the one who’s ‘country strong.’ That happens to be Beau (Garrett Hedlund), the young man Kelly meets in rehab and who goes on tour with her. Did I mention that this movie suffers from a script that lacks coherence?
Gwyneth Paltrow is fairly effective in that she can sing, look depressed and cry, which is pretty much all writer/director Shana Feste wants her to do. She has a few convincing moments, especially when she’s interacting with a young cancer patient, but she’s never totally convincing. Garrett Hedlund proves he can sing and is more engaging than he was in “Tron: Legacy.” And it’s ironic that the only member of the cast who is a singing legend, Tim McGraw, doesn’t sing. “Country Strong” would have been a better movie if Feste had made Kelly Canter a survivor. 1/9/11
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In the film "Country Strong" had some good moments, the music and the singing were quite good. The singing was especially good considering most of the name actors are not known for their voices. The story was a little hard to figure out, who was supposed to be "Country Strong"? Not Ms Paltrow!!
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