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Country Strong (2010) 6.0
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Metascore: 45/100
Reviews: 105 user | 128 critic | 30 from Metacritic.com A rising country-music songwriter works with a fallen star to work their way fame, causing romantic complications along the way. Director:Shana FesteWriter:Shana Feste |
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A drama centered on a rising country-music songwriter (Hedlund) who sparks with a fallen star (Paltrow). Together, they mount his ascent and her comeback, which leads to romantic complications involving her husband/manager (McGraw) and a beauty queen-turned-singer (Meester). Written by Anonymous
Taglines:
It doesn't matter where you've been as long as you come back strong.Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)
Rated PG-13 for thematic elements involving alcohol abuse and some sexual content | See all certifications »Parents Guide:
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Country:
USALanguage:
EnglishRelease Date:
7 January 2011 (USA) See more »Also Known As:
Love Don't Let Me Down See more »Box Office
Budget:
$15,000,000 (estimated)Opening Weekend:
$30,000 (USA) (24 December 2010)Gross:
$20,218,921 (USA) (11 February 2011)Company Credits
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Kelly Canter: I love that story.
James Canter: 'Cause it's true.
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Written by Gregory Becker, Tammi Kidd and Steve Robson
Produced by Nathan Chapman
Performed by Leighton Meester
Leighton Meester appears courtesy of Time Act Music/Universal Republic Records
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Did You Know?
Trivia
Gwyneth Paltrow stated in an interview for "Chelsea Lately" (2007) that she considered challenging to portray the character of Kelly Canter and to prepare for the role she emailed Robert Downey Jr. (who's been sober for a very long time) seeking for help for her to understand the process of addiction and rehabilitation, and he wrote her back with "the most amazing email" which really helped her. See more »Goofs
In Dallas, when Chiles is singing the song "A Little Bit Stronger", her hand is on her stomach in one shot and her chest in the next shot. See more »Quotes
James Canter: The first time I heard you sing... I thought that it must be what angels sound like. Thought I died and gone to heaven.Kelly Canter: I love that story.
James Canter: 'Cause it's true.
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Soundtracks
"Words I Couldn't Say"Written by Gregory Becker, Tammi Kidd and Steve Robson
Produced by Nathan Chapman
Performed by Leighton Meester
Leighton Meester appears courtesy of Time Act Music/Universal Republic Records
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Country Strong is a great movie with an excellent cast. Although it is definitely a tear-jerker, it never once lost my attention. Gwenyth Paltrow plays the role of a fallen country music star, Kelly Canter, who is pushed by her controlling husband, James Canter (Tim McGraw), to continue with her career after a short stay in rehab for alcoholism. Despite the fact that Kelly knows she is not yet ready to get back out on stage, she agrees to do so under one condition: she can bring along musically-talented friend and lover, Beau Hutton (Garrett Hedlund), as her opening act.
While Kelly struggles with her relapse into alcohol addiction, Beau finds love with young, rising star, Chiles Stanton (Leighton Meester), and James is left disappointed and hurt. All cast members do a great job of really embodying their roles, and Paltrow does an exceptional job of showing the struggles and depression of alcohol addiction.
Although this movie is not really like any other, I would probably compare it to the movie Blow. In both movies, the main characters try to leave their addictions in the past, but are so reliant upon them that they continually relapse, which ultimately leads to their downfall.