The harder the life, the sweeter the song.
Not currently showing on the local cinema circuit.
| Cast |
Jeff Bridges, Maggie Gyllenhaal, Robert Duvall, Colin Farrell |
| Director |
Scott Cooper |
| Screenplay | Scott Cooper, from the novel by Thomas Cobb |
| Music | Stephen Bruton, T-Bone Burnett |
| Cinematography | Barry Markowitz |
| Editing | John Axelrad |
| Sound formats | Dolby |
| Soundtrack | Available |
| Made in | 2009 |
| Produced by | Butcher's Run Films, Informant Media |
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| Genre | Drama |
| Language | Strong |
| Nudity | None |
| Sex | Brief |
| Violence | None |
| Prejudice | None |
| Blasphemy | Mild |
| Drug abuse | None |
| Comments | A sensitive uplifting film in the end. |
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Blood / Gore / Gross |
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Alcohol / Drugs |
| Smoking |
Disrespectful / Bad Attitude |
Imitative Behaviour |
| Frightening / Tense Scenes |
Jump Scenes |
Tense Family Scenes |
| Music (Scary/Tense) |
Music (Inappropriate) |
Topics to talk about |
| Scale (Max) | 20 |  |
What the Critics say | ||
| Cape Argus / The Star Lara de Matos | 10 |  |
| Die Burger Jeanne Calitz  Blake, die rustelose troebadoer | 10 | |
| Cape Times Kenneth Turan Star shines as a faded legend | 15 |  |
| Box Office Wade Major A standout performance by Jeff Bridges in a drama that was almost lost to straight-to-video obscurity | 15 | |
| Chicago Sunday Times Roger Ebert Jeff Bridges is a virtual certainty to win his first Oscar, after four nominations. | 20 | |
| eye Weekly Adam Nyman | 10 | |
| Rolling Stone Peter Travers Even when you know what's coming, Crazy Heart haunts you like a classic country song. It's a mesmerizer. So is Bad Blake. This dude also abides. | 15 | |
| ScreenIt C. Fuchs If there's one complaint about the offering, however, it's that the basic plot doesn't shine as brightly as its star. | 12 |  |
| Metacritic.com 32 critics | 17 | |
| Rottentomatoes critics 147 critics | 15 | |
| Rottentomatoes tomatometer Tomatometer Thanks to a captivating performance from Jeff Bridges, Crazy Heart transcends its overly familiar origins and finds new meaning in an old story. | 19 | |
What the People say | ||
| Internet 2582 Netizens It's ''The Weary Kind'' for Bridges that Soars. | 16 | |
Average .. 73% | 15 | |