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Country Strong

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While recuperating at a rehab facility, country-music superstar Kelly Canter (Gwyneth Paltrow) takes a romantic interest in Beau Hutton (Garrett Hedlund), a talented musician who works there. Kelly includes Beau in her plans as she prepares for a comeback tour orchestrated by her manager husband, James (Tim McGraw), who also has a protege he is grooming for stardom. As the quartet goes on the road, personal demons and romantic entanglements threaten to derail them all.
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The cast gives it their all, and Paltrow handles her songs with aplomb, but Country Strong's cliched, disjointed screenplay hits too many bum notes.

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Nick Pinkerton Sight & Sound 03/29/2011
If McGraw had been armed with a microphone, perhaps the movie could have gained something in symmetry; if Kelly had a grounding in social history, perhaps she could better be believed. Go to Full Review
Philip French Guardian 03/28/2011
The movie has its moments, but the characters are fuzzy around the edges... Go to Full Review
David Sexton London Evening Standard 03/25/2011
2/5
No saving grace here. Go to Full Review
Don Shanahan Every Movie Has a Lesson Jul 18
4/5
While the energy of the music and young love drives a lot of the story, those expecting to stand up and cheer all movie might be disappointed. Go to Full Review
Rene Jordan El Nuevo Herald (Miami) 08/09/2022
Another example of the genre, with its stars flickering between meowing melodies. [Full review in Spanish] Go to Full Review
Richard Propes TheIndependentCritic.com 09/05/2020
2.5/4.0
Unfortunately, Feste's unsteady directorial hand loses control of the film. Go to Full Review
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Kirsten W @kirght 03/30/2024 I've watched this movie a few times and I always enjoy the ride. The music is good and their are a lot of compelling moments among the characters. See more Carlos T 03/22/2024 Filme: Onde o Amor Está! Elenco: @gwynethpaltrow @garretthedlund @thetimmcgraw @itsmeleighton Modelo: #musical #drama Duração: 2h Ano: 2010 Minha opinião: Para quem assistiu Nasce uma Estrela com Lady Gaga e Bradley Cooper, irá ver aqui a mesma estoria, porem menor. Temos como protagonista Kelly que é casada com James que também o seu agente, mas que não vive mais como marido e mulher. James tem seus casos, como Kelly também. Ela uma cantora Contry famosa, mas que agora esta em baixa e também alcolatra. E agora esta em mais uma turnê pelos EUA. Porem algu ns shows sendo cancelados por causa de seus vicio. E para a abertura do show temos Beau que também tem caso com Kelly e que em várias vezes salva a vida dela das overdoses. E temos também Chiles uma nova cantora com futuro promissor e que tem uns lances com Beau. Até parece aqueles rality de troca troca. Como em Nasce uma Estrela e cheia de drama, aqui também ocorre isso e cheio de alto e baixos de Kelly. Uma boa atuação de Gwyneth. Cada vez que assisto os filmes de cantores Estrelas, fico triste com suas historias, sempre envolvidas com vícios, sexo, destruição psicológica, moral e familiar. Sempre com historia tristes e isso é no Mundo todo. Vemos Elvis, Legião, Cazuza, Michael Jackson, Whitney Houston, Amy Winehouse,.... Roteiro e enredo raozoavéis. Vale apena assistir? Sim, se não tiver outra opção. Nota: 4 See more Savannah G @Sgudino93 02/26/2024 Tim, and Gwenyth were really the only thing worth this whole movie they actually showed they somewhat cared about this role- still had bad writing and was trying its best to be a version of a star is born. Loved that Gwen was actually singing. and some of the songs were actually okay. Dont need to watch it but either way I still leave loving Gwenyth Paltrow. See more fer b 01/01/2023 Wow, I cannot believe the low scores for this movie. I absolutely loved it! Garrett Hedlund made me feel like a totally-in-love-teenager again. The music is superb. Story, acting and flow are decent. It works. I wish movies coming out in the 2020's were as decent as this. See more isla s 09/04/2022 My first thought regarding this film is that I enjoyed the music, the live performances of contemporary country songs, more than I enjoyed the rather bleak plot being played out between such scenes. Compared to other films about country musicians who have had to come back from a bad place, this one wasn't the most substantial but its an alright film. There are definitely some cliches at play and it did seem to me to be targeted as a 'chick flick' type of a film, which may or may not make it seem more of interest to you. I'd have liked to learn more about the main character, Kelly Canter, played by Gwyneth Paltrow - more about her background perhaps? I'm not sure but I didn't feel especially emotional about her, I suppose because I didn't feel a lot of details were given to the viewer about her. While the songs are fun and enjoyable, its quite depressing seeing how Kelly acts around people, when away from the spotlight, so I wouldn't recommend this as a guaranteed feel good, uplifting kind of a film. That aside, its an alright watch. See more 09/13/2021 This movie was a good but I'm giving it a 2 star rating because after reading it was portraying the life of Brittany Spears, it turns out that it isn't cause it looked like it was portraying what Mindy McCready was going through. It's a good movie up until the end See more Read all reviews
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Synopsis While recuperating at a rehab facility, country-music superstar Kelly Canter (Gwyneth Paltrow) takes a romantic interest in Beau Hutton (Garrett Hedlund), a talented musician who works there. Kelly includes Beau in her plans as she prepares for a comeback tour orchestrated by her manager husband, James (Tim McGraw), who also has a protege he is grooming for stardom. As the quartet goes on the road, personal demons and romantic entanglements threaten to derail them all.
Director
Shana Feste
Producer
Jenno Topping, Tobey Maguire
Screenwriter
Shana Feste
Distributor
Sony Pictures Entertainment
Production Co
Material
Rating
PG-13 (Thematic Elements|Some Sexual Content)
Genre
Drama, Romance
Original Language
English
Release Date (Theaters)
Jan 7, 2011, Wide
Release Date (Streaming)
Apr 12, 2011
Box Office (Gross USA)
$20.2M
Runtime
1h 57m
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