Friday, July 29, 2011
Country Strong, or an ode to how sexy Garrett Hedlund is
7:46 PM
In New Zealand the film Country Strong played for exactly 1 night. I was lucky enough to see it.... & damn I am glad I did!!!
The acting was amazing, the story was fresh & original & to be honest reminded me of many singers/ celebrities today. The film itself is a comment on our celebrity crazy culture told in a brutally honest & genuine way. Paltrow plays the mentally unstable & drug dependent lead role of Kelly Canter beautifully while her complicated relationships with both her onscreen husband James (Tim McGraw) & Beau her sometimes sponsor & part time toy boy (Garrett Hedlund) are both portrayed as honest, flawed & almost uncomfortably real at times. Sadly the only person who lets the film down is Leighton Meester who just can't seem to let go of that "Gossip Girl" pout & general catty demeanor.
I highly recommend this to anyone who has either a soft spot for Country music or really good romantic/ dramatic films. And can I just say, everyone in this film, sung beautifully. I can't even begin to describe how good it was. It is a real shame that more people in New Zealand wont see this, but they will all see trash like Johnny English 2, or Zookeepers. It shows how sad our culture has become really....
Anyway! On a seperate note, here is a picture of Garrett Hedlund from the film, & damn wooo boy! He's one fine sexy bitch in this thing.
The acting was amazing, the story was fresh & original & to be honest reminded me of many singers/ celebrities today. The film itself is a comment on our celebrity crazy culture told in a brutally honest & genuine way. Paltrow plays the mentally unstable & drug dependent lead role of Kelly Canter beautifully while her complicated relationships with both her onscreen husband James (Tim McGraw) & Beau her sometimes sponsor & part time toy boy (Garrett Hedlund) are both portrayed as honest, flawed & almost uncomfortably real at times. Sadly the only person who lets the film down is Leighton Meester who just can't seem to let go of that "Gossip Girl" pout & general catty demeanor.
I highly recommend this to anyone who has either a soft spot for Country music or really good romantic/ dramatic films. And can I just say, everyone in this film, sung beautifully. I can't even begin to describe how good it was. It is a real shame that more people in New Zealand wont see this, but they will all see trash like Johnny English 2, or Zookeepers. It shows how sad our culture has become really....
Anyway! On a seperate note, here is a picture of Garrett Hedlund from the film, & damn wooo boy! He's one fine sexy bitch in this thing.
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- Grace C
- I love movies, and for over 5 years I worked at a video store somewhere in the depths of Auckland so I could be close to my precious movies & rent those bitches for free! However, I have since moved on. But even after moving on from the store I still have a load of video store stories of crazy customers and random happenings to talk about!!
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