
Dusty Chandler (Strait) is a super star in the country music world, but his shows have the style of a '70s rock concert. One day he takes a walk - out of his overdone concerts to find his real country roots. He's helped and hindered by friends and staff, but pushes on in his search for a real music style as well as a real romance.... (Full plot summary below)
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Dusty Chandler (Strait) is a super star in the country music world, but his shows have the style of a '70s rock concert. One day he takes a walk - out of his overdone concerts to find his real country roots. He's helped and hindered by friends and staff, but pushes on in his search for a real music style as well as a real romance.
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| Reel Film ReviewsDavid NusairThe romantic subplot between Strait and Glasser's respective characters goes a long way towards perpetuating the movie's affable atmosphere... |
| People MagazineRalph NovakIf it were any cornier or mushier, it would be chowder, but this vehicle for country singer Strait generates a charming sweetness, the music is lively, and both Strait and Glasser are ingratiating new faces. |
| Tulsa WorldJohn WooleyYou always know that you're being manipulated by Pure Country, and you're usually pretty sure what's going to happen next. Still, chances are fairly good you'll leave the theater smiling when it's over, humming one of the sentimental songs. |
| VarietyJoseph McBrideThough this slick-looking paean to down-home values often undercuts its own message, Pure Country is an effective vehicle for amiable country star George Strait. |
| Hartford CourantMalcolm JohnsonAs directed by Christopher Cain, Strait's first feature will probably not go down as a classic contemporary western nor a great modern musical. But it lopes along pleasantly, and Strait effortlessly makes the crossover into acting. |
| Baltimore SunStephen HunterIf Strait weren't so appealing, the movie would be easier to dismiss. Let's hope it does well enough to give him a second shot and that maybe he can find something a little bit less Vegas and a little bit more East Texas. |
| Philadelphia Daily NewsGary ThompsonStrait gives an uncertain performance, full of blatantly rehearsed reactions and stoic delivery. It looks like he's reluctant to participate, and you can hardly blame him. |
| Washington PostRichard HarringtonGeorge Strait plays it right to his name in Pure Country, a pleasant, low-key country-and-western film. |
| Seattle TimesJohn HartlThe director, Christopher Cain, brings not a hint of irony to any of this -- not even to the Vegas finale in which Dusty is supposed to rescue himself from glitz. |
| Philadelphia InquirerSteven ReaPure Country is an Elvis movie with a thick country twang. |