Blaze

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miguel s @RT61879157 04/11/2023 A great movie about a wonderful time and place (Austin Outlaw Country) that ended before we knew how great it was. A nearly unknown singer songwriter among many that created some songs that should be classics just like an untold number of his fellow troubadour. Some like Steve Earle and Rodney Crowell survived to be acknowledged as great, some like Townes Van Zandt burned up and out in their fame and many others like Blaze died or faded away anonymously with the era that created them. What a wonderful look into that world of starving strung out geniuses that turned on Nashville and stuck with the bluegrass cowboy folk music built on lyrics and musicianship vs the sold out cynically formulaic wasteland of today inhabited by the likes of Taylor Swift and countless cowboy hat wearing pretty Back street boys. See more 03/16/2021 His character will win you over, and the layout of the storyline works well. I really liked the tone of the film. It plays like one of his songs, of which you’ll definitely get a taste. FREE advice: Turn on the subtitles. I don’t think the sound mixing was top-notch and the way they speak is a little tricky to pick up. Once I did, the film was much more enjoyable. See more 02/14/2021 I'm stumped. Why everyone adores this film has me scratching my head. I can see the positives... the colors, the mood and the acting in particular. But through most of the film, everyone is drunk or mumbling...I can't understand a word that's being said...or sung for that matter. Is the moody mumbling passing as gravitas? The songs are just okay, nothing special. They're your basic country or folk song patterns with lyrics that are decent (provided you can hear them), but worthy of a biopic that deifies the guy? No. Absolutely not. As a singer songwriter myself, I've known a dozen or so solid artists over the years who TRULY had great songs and never made it either... that's what happens in the music biz 99 percent of the time. While it's nice to see one plucked from the obscurity bin by a Hollywood elite, why Hawke picked Foley when there are so many better unknown artists to focus on is a mystery. I barely made it to the end as I was simply bored. Put it this way: when you turn to your cat and ask, "Do YOU like this movie?" and she starts pawing at the treats bag, and THAT'S what you find entertaining, you know the film is dull. I'm a huge fan of just about everything Hawke does but he lost me with this one. See more 01/16/2021 We need more movies made about the not-so-well-known legends. Beautiful movie. See more georgan g @RT98616417 09/13/2020 Hard to follow plot as it switched continuously from past, present & day of his death. Had to see how long his beard was to know what time period was happening! See more 09/12/2020 I've watch this movie several times starting out in the Theater. Last night I watched it with some family members who thought it was a little. I love the days of the treehouse. The filming is beautiful. This is a melancholy film I wouldn't call it a bit but I would call it charming. If you love music and artistic independent films this is the movie for you. See more Read all reviews

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