With too many years of hazy days and boozy nights,former country-music legend Bad Blake (Jeff Bridges) is reduced to playing dives and bowling alleys. In town for his latest gig, Blake meets Jean Craddock (Maggie Gyllenhaal), a sympathetic reporter who has come to do a story on him. He unexpectedly warms to her and a romance begins, then the singer finds himself at a crossroads that may threaten his last shot at happiness.
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Based on last weekend's Grammy Awards, you might think a career in music is the height of glamour. The people are beautiful, the money big, the venues clean and well-lit. And for those fortunate few at the top, it is. But for most everyone else, the life of a professional musician is a lot more like the harsh reality depicted in "Crazy Heart" - a good movie that should still be better than it is. (Full review)