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The Dude Sings Country and Western

Hey! At Least It's an Ethos! / Dustin Rowles

Trailers | November 17, 2009 | Comments (15)

If last year’s The Wrestler proved anything, it’s that the Academy and audiences alike love a good comeback story. Hey! But what’s better than a comeback story starring a dog-abusing butthole like Mickey Rourke? I’ll tell you:

A comeback story starring The Dude. Crazy Heart looks as though it has a narrative arc similar to The Wrestler, but here, we’re looking at a washed-up, alcoholic, broken-down country singer, Bad Duke, trying to redeem himself late in life. And with Jeff Bridges in the lead role, it already has a solid jumpstart on The Wrestler. Add in Maggie Gyllenhaal, Robert Duvall, and Colin Farell, working off a script by first-time director, Scott Cooper, and what you’ve got here is the possibility of one of them acting tore day forces them critics is always on about.

What I’m saying is: Crazy Heart looks fantastic.


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Comments

That does look good. Nobody doesn't like Jeff Bridges.

Posted by: sansho1 at November 17, 2009 10:01 AM

Nobody doesn't like Jeff Bridges.
My brother hates him with a burning fury I never saw in him before and don't care to see again. I had no intention of seeing The Men Who Stare At Goats alone and my brother refused the invitation because Jeff Bridges was in it.

It wasn't as bad as the time he punched me in the jaw because he didn't listen to me when I told him Pan's Labyrinth was not made by the Jim Henson Workshop and was not in English, but it was close. This time, I ducked.

Posted by: Robert at November 17, 2009 10:12 AM

As a girl with a grandfather who still writes and sings his own country and bluegrass like he's still shooting for the big time, this movie will wreck me. And I'll love every minute of it.

Posted by: Kayanne at November 17, 2009 10:17 AM

Huh -- well, I stand corrected. And to think I was going to ask whether it was even possible to not like Jeff Bridges....

Posted by: sansho1 at November 17, 2009 10:26 AM

"a dog-abusing butthole like Mickey Roarke?"

what the fuck is this shit?? Mickey Roarke is awesome.

Posted by: EricD at November 17, 2009 10:34 AM

Robert -- I really, really. really hate to ask this...
but did someone piss on your brother's rug and he just decided to blame Jeff Bridges for it?

Posted by: Jim Doggie at November 17, 2009 10:43 AM

Sometimes there's a man...sometimes, there's a man.

Posted by: branded at November 17, 2009 10:45 AM

You were also wrong when you said "it already has a solid jumpstart on The Wrestler". The Wrestler had Marisa Tomei's boobies. And don't start with Marisa Tomei's boobies are old boobies. Marisa Tomei's boobies are damn near perfect. I know I read somewhere they had to spend an extra million or two to CGI out the rainbows shooting from Marisa Tomei's boobies.

Posted by: EricD at November 17, 2009 10:47 AM

Jim Doggie, I have two theories on this.

I'm leaning towards his cunt of an ex-girlfriend that strung him along for years then decided he wasn't good enough for her when he landed his dream job probably forced him to watch a Jeff Bridges film, and like everything connected to said cunt, he hates it out of principle.

The other possibility is that he really does not like the 1976 King Kong, Tron, The Last Unicorn, The Fisher King, White Squall, and Seabiscuit. The connecting thread? Jeff Bridges.

Or maybe I blocked out pissing on my brother's rug and blaming Jeff Bridges. All are perfectly valid theories.

Posted by: Robert at November 17, 2009 10:51 AM

As TK mentioned in a previous post, T. Bone Burnett as composer is a great choice, considering he also worked on the music for Walk the Line, The Big Lebowski, and a little something called O Brother, Where Art Thou?.

Posted by: branded at November 17, 2009 11:01 AM

Man, I feel your brother's pain, Robert. I hate cunts.

Posted by: John Denver's Wingman at November 17, 2009 11:02 AM

Robert, now that I have asked myself out loud for the first time in my life --
"Who would punch his own brother in the jaw over Pan's Labyrinth, much less Jeff Bridges? Pan's fucking Labyrinth?!"
-- I can see how each of those theories are perfectly valid. And the only explanation that makes sense in my head is this:
Your brother is nuts. You seem like a very nice person and I'll believe you when you say his ex-girlfriend was a cunt, but your brother is fucking cuckoo for Cocoa Puffs. And I mean that in the most polite, respectful way possible.

Posted by: Jim Doggie at November 17, 2009 11:05 AM

I hate people who blow everything out of proportion, Robert. Too bad you're related to him. Bet he swings for the fences every time the turkey is overcooked at Thanksgiving or you have to stay at church too long on Easter.
No offense, of course. I'm sure you love him. But it sucks that you need your head on a swivel when movies enter the conversation.
Here's a test to see how bonkers he really is: tell him you liked "Tinkerbell and the Lost Treasure" WAY more than the original "Tinkerbell." If he reacts violently, I recommend moving to Canada.

Posted by: Kballs at November 17, 2009 1:19 PM

Oh, Kballs, that test wouldn't work on him. He just assumes everything I say is a sarcastic joke or some semblance of a dry wit and plays along. That's how I wound up seeing When a Stranger Calls in theater.

He's not normally a violent guy, but Pan's Labyrinth (and Jeff Bridges) really pissed him off. He claims to have been blindsided by subtitles and distrubing CGI in Pan's Labyrinth (even though I warned him and tried to talk him out of it repeatedly). I've civilized him somewhat since then: he's the first to ask if I want to see a new documentary or foreign horror. I'm still working him up to indie character studies and not-actiony foreign. Baby steps.

Posted by: Robert at November 17, 2009 1:43 PM

IN A CAAAAVE!!! WITH A BOX OF SCRAPS!!!

Posted by: A. Biro at November 17, 2009 6:04 PM





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