Christina Ricci turns all sexy and slutty and this little temptress is the devil for embittered bluesman, yep he woke up this morning, Lazarus, who needs to pray ter god as he chains her near naked body to the radiator in order to save her soul. This is a strange mix of steam, religion and human values as individuals work together to help heal each other's damaged psyches. An up-lifting tribute to human values, with a great blues soundtrack, in this 'Southern Gothic' adaptation of George Eliot's
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CRAZY HEART (2009)
Certification15 Our Rating
Bridges is yet again a tour-de-force as the hard drinking serially divorced ex-C&W star 'Bad', who now makes a living playing low-life Midwestern saloons. Enter a woman and a career break and give us the redemption song.
Three of the stars, Bridges, Farrell and Duval, do their own singing in the film and the rest of the soundtrack is provided by established stars in this fictional musical biopic loosely based on the characters of C&W singers Waylon Jennings, Kris Kristofferson and Merle
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TENDER MERCIES (1982)
CertificationPG Our Rating
A compassionate love story tracing the relationship between a burnt-out Country & Western star and the young widow he meets in a Texas motel. His career at an all time low and his previous relationship haunting, he hides at the bottom of a bottle but through her love and inspiration he learns to give thanks for tender, if small, mercies. Won Best Actor (Robert Duvall) and Best Screenplay (Horton Foote) at the 1982 Academy Awards.
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WALK THE LINE (2005)
Certification15 Our Rating
A brief skim over Johnny Cash's childhood in rural Arkansas and then we leap into his early career, powering along through the highs and lows until we reach 1968, a good time for the legendary balladeer and a perfect place to end a biog on a high note. Walk The Line is a film made by the two central performances of Joaquin Phoenix and Reese Witherspoon. The live scenes are hypnotic and the chemistry between the two never less than utterly convincing. Like 'Ray' this is a film that smoothes over
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