Pure Country 2: The Gift (2010)

Three angels bestow the gift of song to a young girl, who must follow a series of rules in order hold on to it during her rise to fame and fortune.

Director:

Christopher Cain

Writers:

Dean Cain, Christopher Cain

Stars:

Michael McKean, Bronson Pinchot, Cheech Marin

1 win.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Michael McKean	...	Peter
Bronson Pinchot	...	Joseph
Cheech Marin	...	Pedro
Jackie Welch	...	Aunt Ella
Kaitlyn Dorff	...	Young Bobbie
Katrina Elam	...	Bobbie Thomas
Adam Skaggs	...	Weston
Travis Fimmel	...	Dale Jordan
Jeff Obafemi Carr	...	Reverend
David Chattam	...	Manager
Heidi Brook Myers	...	Molly
Luther Lewis	...	Jimi
Chuck David Willis	...	Ishi (as Chuck Willis)
Joey Vito	...	Herb
Michael Yama	...	Morita

Storyline

Three angels bestow the gift of song to a young girl, who must follow a series of rules in order hold on to it during her rise to fame and fortune.

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Plot Keywords:

fame | family relationships | dallas texas | country music | former star | 

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Taglines:

Fame led her away. Faith will lead her home.

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Genres:

Drama | Music | Musical | Romance

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated PG for some language and thematic material

Details

Official Sites:

Official site

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

15 October 2010 (USA)

Also Known As:

A Pure Country Gift

Filming Locations:

Nashville, Tennessee, USA

Company Credits

Production Co:

Angry Monkey Entertainment

Technical Specs

Runtime:

112 min 112 min (HBO Print)

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

Sharon Thomas Cain reprises her role as Monique James from the first Pure Country.

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Goofs

During the flashback in the beginning of the movie, it shows Bobbie when she was a young girl in the 1990s. In some scenes, there are post 2000 cars like a 2005- Nissan Frontier and a 2000-2007 Dodge Caravan in parking lots and also driving down the highway.

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Connections

Follows Pure Country (1992)

User Reviews

My 367th Review: Beyond schmaltzy - even Country fans are going to see through this hokum

The original Pure Country is a fun sentimental romantic movie with some great honky tonk and ballads - not so this new version. It has a low budget Heaven Can Wait meets new country vibe that is pretty darn awful.

The plot is the first fault with angels and a gift of voice that is beyond corny in its representation, the second fault is the corn does grow as high as an elephant's eye - we just get all the country clichés and though the original has some heart, this has only saccharine - and almost comes across as,(take a deep breath), fake. Nearly anyways.

All in all, I was kind of looking forward to this; the original is actually pretty moving and with its "A Star is Born" plot moves along nicely - this sequel is just a mess.

I'm loathed to say it, but maybe you should give yourself the real gift this one time and give this a miss....