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Country Strong (2010) 6.0
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Metascore: 45/100
Reviews: 104 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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Cast
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| Tim McGraw | ... | ||
| Garrett Hedlund | ... | ||
| Leighton Meester | ... | ||
| Marshall Chapman | ... | ||
| Lari White | ... |
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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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2.35 : 1
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Beau Hutton: Well I'll probably like you even more. Were you?
Chiles Stanton: I almost was.
Beau Hutton: What happened?
Chiles Stanton: I choked. Like always. They asked me what my stance on global warming was and all I could think of was a planet in a big old sweater my Grandma used to make me.
Beau Hutton: I'm sure that'll keep the world nice and warm.
Chiles Stanton: Do you still like me?
Beau Hutton: I still like you.
Chiles Stanton: I'm serious, Beau.
Beau Hutton: I still like you.
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Written by Rhett Atkins, Dallas Davidson and Brett Eldredge
Produced by Michael Knox
Performed by Hank Williams Jr.
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Did You Know?
Trivia
Much of Beau Hutton's appearance is modeled after Texan singer-songwriter, Hayes Carll, who wrote several of the songs performed by the character in the movie. See more »Goofs
When reading her flash cards in the van, Chiles (Leighton Meester) claims that General MacArthur returned to the Philippines in 1946. World War II was well over by then. He actually returned in 1944 after the battle of Leyte. He then uttered the famous words "I have returned". See more »Quotes
Chiles Stanton: What if I told you I was never Miss Dallas?Beau Hutton: Well I'll probably like you even more. Were you?
Chiles Stanton: I almost was.
Beau Hutton: What happened?
Chiles Stanton: I choked. Like always. They asked me what my stance on global warming was and all I could think of was a planet in a big old sweater my Grandma used to make me.
Beau Hutton: I'm sure that'll keep the world nice and warm.
Chiles Stanton: Do you still like me?
Beau Hutton: I still like you.
Chiles Stanton: I'm serious, Beau.
Beau Hutton: I still like you.
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Soundtracks
"Thirsty"Written by Rhett Atkins, Dallas Davidson and Brett Eldredge
Produced by Michael Knox
Performed by Hank Williams Jr.
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As a relatively new fan of country music, I must say I was disappointed in this movie. It had its moments, but overall I cannot recommend it. The clumsy, disconnected screenplay was probably the worst aspect of the film as it gave the actors little to work with. There didn't seem to be much continuity to the film, but just a bunch of scenes thrown together. Aside from her singing the title song, there was nothing about the main character (played by Gwyneth Paltrow) that was remotely strong, and the ending was hardly inspiring in that regard. I cringed through the first half of the movie, which seemed to go overboard in portraying her flaws and failures, and wondered how much lower she would get before she turned things around. It was quite depressing, with no "payoff" at the end to make it worthwhile.
What the movie does have is some pretty good music. Paltrow, Garrett Hedlund, and Leighton Meester all sang quite well and almost made this movie worth seeing. Hedlund gave the best acting performance, and Meester wasn't bad. But I was quite disappointed in Tim McGraw's effort and feel it was the weakest of his budding career. I don't know if it was because he was playing an insensitive jerk as opposed to the nice guys of his previous roles, but he seemed strained and unnatural. And as well as Paltrow sang, and as much as I have enjoyed previous work by her, she was unconvincing in her portrayal of a country superstar (limited in part by the poor script, as noted earlier). The charisma just wasn't there.
Seeing a movie like this makes me appreciate well-written and well-acted movies all the more. They have a unifying theme that takes you somewhere and ties things together at the end (unless, of course, there is to be a sequel). "Country Strong" just didn't have what it takes, but ending up looking more like a direct-to-video film. It should have been titled "Country Pathetic."