Jeff Bridges gave a compelling enough performance in Crazy Heart that I'm glad he got his Oscar though not sure how deserved it really was...

Rating: 8/10 (3 December 2011)

Just watched this musical drama with my mother on Netflix. Jeff Bridges plays a down-on-his-luck Country singer who's trying a comeback but has to try to get sober before even getting to writing songs again. Maggie Gyllenhaal is a reporter with a toddler who falls for his charms. Robert Duvall plays a friend of his who ends up attempting to help him. And Colin Farrell plays his protégé. Quite compelling, this drama was and I'm glad Bridges got his Oscar though I haven't seen the other nominated performances of that year so I don't know how much deserved it really was. Still, I enjoyed it enough to recommend it for anyone interested in this sort of thing.