Mighty impressive portrait of an addicted singer/songwriter. Brilliant music score by T Bone Burnett. Terrific acting performance by Jeff Bridges.

Rating: 8/10 (4 December 2018)

This is one of those true to life gems that pops up now and then. The story starts out as a slowburning, gentle portrait of a once great musician (Jeff Bridges), who is on the low down, numbing his mental pain with alcohol. Maggie Gylenhaal plays the role of a new found love. The story is kinda sad, but it all ends in a very graceful and touching mood. Probably best suited for an arthouse audience which has got the patience to watch a man slowly fall from grace.
The direction by Scott Cooper deserves all the praise, because this story might be simple, it is portrayed however with such gentle attention for true to life emotions that I just feel in awe of this gem everytime I watch it.
Produced by the actors Jeff Bridges and Robert Duvall themselves. Singer songwriter T Bone Burnett co produced this movie as well. Anyone familiar with Burnett knows that this musician belongs to the pinnacle of american singer songwriters. As a result the movie score is way up there and I aint even a country music lover. Really impressive soundtrack! And a touching gem of a movie!
Dedicated to the memory of guitar player and singer Stephen Bruton, who recorded the soundtrack for "Crazy Heart" and who died at the home of boyhood friend T Bone Burnett.