A Great Big Diva!

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I just returned from seeing Crazy Heart. I haven’t been so excited by a film in ages. It is terrific. I stood outside the theater pacing back and forth waiting to gush with some fellow movie lovers. So, I decided to come home to share it with you. All of the hype is about Jeff Bridges’ performance and deservedly so, as he is fantastic, but there is so much more: Robert Duvall doing what he does best – being real – and Colin Farrell is wonderful. Isn’t he Irish? Well, he plays a good ole’ boy done good, real well. Maggie Gyllanhaal is luminous and you melt when she widens those honest, hurting big blue eyes. The story is just lovely and it unfolds and coasts and rocks and rolls… so much truth, so down to earth. The live music scenes are great to watch, especially if you are a musician. And there is a love story – which in my current state – (see blog post: Shortest Reflections on Romance) sent me down the rabbit hole – in a good way.

I am not going to give a synopsis or even tell you the story. I didn’t really know what the film was all about as I sat down in the theater and I rarely get to that. Hype always spoils the joy of watching the story unfold.

Do not pass GO, do not collect two hundred dollars, go directly to see “Crazy Heart” – you will be thrilled that you did.

P.S. My cab driver happened to be huge movie lover and we gabbed the whole way about all of our mutual favorite films: “Let the right One In,” “Chop Shop” and “Goodbye Solo.” He even knew about Ebertfest. He almost wrecked when I told him that “Chop Shop” and “Let the Right One In” were screened at Ebertfest last year and that the directors were present!

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  3. I was just reading a brief review of this in my city paper an hour ago. It didn’t mention that Robert Duvall is in it. I love his acting.

    Thanks for your suggestion. I’ll go see it.

  4. I was just reading a brief review of this in my city paper an hour ago. It didn’t mention that Robert Duvall is in it. I love his acting.

    Thanks for your suggestion. I’ll go see it.

  5. Now I want to go see it… but maybe I’ll wait for the dvd, since it comes out in about 3 weeks

    • Noooooo, you must go see it on the BIG SCREEN!!! You must see as many movies as possible on the big screen!! excuse me… LOL

  6. Now I want to go see it… but maybe I’ll wait for the dvd, since it comes out in about 3 weeks

    • Noooooo, you must go see it on the BIG SCREEN!!! You must see as many movies as possible on the big screen!! excuse me… LOL