Country Strong
Soon after a rising young singer-songwriter (Garrett Hedlund) gets involved with a fallen, emotionally unstable country star (Gwyneth Paltrow), the pair embarks on a career resurrection tour helmed by her husband/manager (Tim McGraw) and featuring a beauty-queen-turned-singer (Leighton Meester). Between concerts, romantic entanglements and old demons threaten to derail them all.
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Very good - Treyab73
Wasn't what I had expected. I think this is a very true to life story for many performers. Tim McGraw is really good. Gwenyth Paltrow is fantastic. I love the script of this movie the most. The struggle between the two main characters and the snippets of the movie when they remember how they loved each other before fame, and then it is gone again.Superb Performances, Tough Subject Matter - 0930tracey
Gwyneth Paltrow was unbelievable in the role of Kelly Canter, a country superstar who has been in rehab more times than she can remember. After a tragedy occurs, she tries one more time to straighten her life out.
An affair with an up-and-coming singer and a rivalry with a younger version of her good self, pushes Kelly to the edge.
Will she be strong enough to not fall over?
I was riveted from the get-go and horrified by the end, but loved every minute of it.
Very good music as well, even if you don't like country!! Zip It!Surprisingly good! - bluebelle
I just saw this movie and was pleasantly surprised (and I don't even like country music that much). I doubt it will be winning any big awards, but it was definitely good for what it was: a movie about an alcoholic country singer that just had too much bad stuff happen to her for her to really appreciate the chances she's been given. Although Gwyneth Paltrow is given top billing, I definitely think Garrett Hedlund is the star of this movie! He acts and sings so well!
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Very good - Treyab73
Wasn't what I had expected. I think this is a very true to life story for many performers. Tim McGraw is really good. Gwenyth Paltrow is fantastic. I love the script of this movie the most. The struggle between the two main characters and the snippets ...Superb Performances, Tough Subject Matter - 0930tracey
Gwyneth Paltrow was unbelievable in the role of Kelly Canter, a country superstar who has been in rehab more times than she can remember. After a tragedy occurs, she tries one more time to straighten her life out.
An affair with an up-and-coming singer ...Surprisingly good! - bluebelle
I just saw this movie and was pleasantly surprised (and I don't even like country music that much). I doubt it will be winning any big awards, but it was definitely good for what it was: a movie about an alcoholic country singer that just had too much bad ...