Crazy Heart
Film2009112 min

Crazy Heart

Taste attributes: dramamusicromancemusic/dancejournalisticslowfresh & originalheavyrealisticsimpleenclosedemotive & stirringall consuming questcomplex relationshiplove conquers allself destruction/implosiontroubled leads

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"The harder the life, the sweeter the song."

Boxlist takeA grounded, stirring romantic drama: small-scale and weighty. Best if you like real life over fantasy.

Pace: balanced · Originality: balanced · Tone: balanced · Weight: heavy · Realism: true to life · Story: simple · Structure: balanced · Look: balanced · Scale: confined · Emotional punch: stirringHow we score

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What lines up

  • Weightiness: Weighty / heavy, just how this profile likes it
  • Pace: Slow, just how this profile likes it
  • Emotional punch: Emotive / stirring, just how this profile likes it

What might not click

  • Intricacy: Basic story, where this profile leans smart / intricate
  • Realism: True to life, where this profile leans balanced realism

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Synopsis

When reporter Jean Craddock interviews Bad Blake—an alcoholic, seen-better-days country music legend—they connect, and the hard-living crooner sees a possible saving grace in a life with Jean and her young son.

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Taste Attributes

all consuming questcomplex relationshiplove conquers allself destruction/implosiontroubled leads

Characteristics

Where this title sits on each taste spectrum

SlowPACEFast
FamiliarORIGINALITYOriginal
DarkTONEWholesome
LightWEIGHTINESSHeavy
FantasyREALISMRealistic
SimpleINTRICACYIntricate
Non-LinearLINEARITYLinear
UnderstatedSTYLEStylised
IntimateSCALEEpic
RestrainedEMOTIONIntense

Cast

Jeff BridgesColin FarrellMaggie GyllenhaalRobert DuvallTom Bower

Details

Genre
Drama
Year
2009
Runtime
112 min
Status
Released
Studio
Butcher's Run Films
Taste scores
How we score

Matched on pace, tone, themes and style, not just genre.

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