I seldom watch Oscar but I did this year and saw Jeff Bridges won something for his performance in this movie. I like the Bridges brothers because of The Fabulous Baker Boys, a movie about a jazz piano duo (played by them) and drama caused by the addition of a female vocalist (played by Michele Pfeifer) It was one of my all-time-favorite movie. For some reason, I didn't realize Crazy Heart was also about music until I read about it from the cover story of the latest issue of Guitar Aficionado. From the same article I also learned that Jeff Bridges was actually a decent musician (he learned playing guitar for a long time) No wonder he was able to portray musicians so well in both movies.
Unlike the role of a jazz pianist from The Fabulous Baker Boys, Jeff Bridges played a country guitarist/singer in Crazy Heart. Country is not really my cup of tea so I have some doubts whether I would buy/rent it. Fortunately, it was available on my flight and there was no reason not to watch it for free. And I enjoy it a lot. I even enjoy the music to a certain extent. On the other hand, I'm not sure the movie is that great. For example, his relationship with his student (also a bigger star than himself) seemed a bit superficial.
Wednesday, April 21, 2010
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