Only for serious Jeff Bridges fans . . . otherwise, stay away - the story has no entertainment value

Rating: 2/10 (28 March 2010)

I registered with IMDb specifically to warn you about this dull and boring picture. The story plods along slowly with little if anything original or interesting to say. If you love Jeff Bridges, who is in every scene, you may enjoy the film. Bridges does a good job giving the film its soul, but this is essentially the same story as "The Wrestler", but without the intensity (desperate, aging, substance abusing performer, with an unrealistically young love interest, and an estranged child from a previous and unseen spouse). Colin Farrell as the prodigy Country star is a real stretch and judging by his performance he doesn't believe it either. I would have fallen asleep if I wasn't so angry about the 4 Star Rating in IMDb that helped us choose this film.