
A drama centered on a rising country-music songwriter (Hedlund) who sparks with a fallen star (Paltrow). Together, they mount his ascent and her comeback, which leads to romantic complications involving her husband/manager (McGraw) and a beauty queen-turned-singer (Meester).... (Full plot summary below)
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A drama centered on a rising country-music songwriter (Hedlund) who sparks with a fallen star (Paltrow). Together, they mount his ascent and her comeback, which leads to romantic complications involving her husband/manager (McGraw) and a beauty queen-turned-singer (Meester).
Leave your thoughts about Country Strong.
| Detroit NewsAdam Graham[A] mixed bag of a country music comeback fable. |
| Metro Times (Detroit, MI)Corey HallThe actors all grit teeth, chew mouthfuls of mushy cornpone and attempt to make something of this, despite a cheese-ball script and pretty perfunctory direction, both by Shana Feste. |
| BeliefnetNell MinowHedlund has a surprisingly rich singing voice, the mahogany tones giving depth and stature to an under-written character. |
| Associated PressChristy LemireUltimately it's too meandering and uneven to ever truly tug at your heart. |
| TheMovieReport.comMichael DequinaA rawer, realer, and far more believable and compelling portrait of a self-destructive country artist's attempt at recovery than CRAZY HEART. |
| Movie HabitRobert DenersteinNot exactly brimming with the essence of country music |
| Spectrum (St. George, Utah)Bruce BennettStrong in intent but wobbles under the lights. |
| Commercial Appeal (Memphis, TN)John BeifussThe story's shifting perspectives and sympathies (the distinctions between the 'authentic' singer-songwriter and the 'pop' vocalist prove ambiguous) result in a music-centric work that feels more honest (while being less entertaining) than 'Crazy Heart.' |
| Boston HeraldJames VerniereBut holy "Coal Miner's Daughter," the results are borderline disastrous, unintentionally funny and strung together with canned parodies of country music. |
| MovielineMichelle OrangeCountry Strong rides pretty high in the saddle, confident in the remarkably realized world Feste has created for her characters. |