Yup, super good.

Rating: 9/10 (19 October 2014)

A bit of a slow burn though as we follow country star 'Bad Blake' on his (essentially) "Washed Up" tour, which now sees him playing in dive bars, bowling alleys and as an opening act for former protégés. 'Bad' drinks his way from town to town and we get a pretty good idea about his hard living life when he meets up with 'Jean' a young reporter who is taken in by his former glory days and all the heartache and pain. 'Bad' is the epitome of any sad country song you've ever heard.
I really liked this, Jeff Bridges does an amazing job, giving a raw, intimate and unflinching look at his character and is worthy of his Oscar nomination, even if this did remind me of his portrayal of Rooster Cogburn in 'True Grit' (except that you could understand what he was saying here).
The movie ultimately went in directions I didn't expect -I kept waiting for the tragedy and I was also pretty bowled over when Collin Ferrell showed up, wondering how he was going to pull off a southern country singer? He did, very believable. Maggie Gyllenhaal was awesome too, I always like her. 04.18.14