Dark and depressing

Rating: 5/10 (1 March 2010)

I had to watch this movie as it looks like Jeff Bridges is odds on to win the Oscar for best male actor. The story is broadly similar to last years movie The Wrestler (Mickey Rourke). Delete former professional wrestler on the skids making amends, insert former professional C&W singer on skid-row making amends! If this movie had been based on a true story of a generally recognisable C&W singer, with some generally likable C&W songs it might have grabbed more of the viewers attention span. As it turns out, it's simply a darkly depressing story of an alcoholic coming out of his drunken stupor. A thoroughly miserable film only brightened up occasionally by Maggie G's mischievous smile...