This is possibly Jeff Bridges’ zenith; the ultimate peak of his career, playing a washed-out country singer whose life is nothing but a scratched record gathering dust at the bottom of a liquor cabinet. And it will most likely win him his first Oscar.Like Mickey Rourke in The Wrestler, Bridges character, Bad Blake, struggles with past fame and present obscurity, past hurts and present love, and he does it with such easy conviction that we thoroughly believe he is real. When his path crosses that of a young journalist, played beautifully by Maggie Gyllenhaal, something deep within Blake is tweaked, but is it enough to drive him to redemption?
A stunning film that will leave you feeling like you’ve travelled 1000 miles on a dirt road.
Rating: 5 outta 5.
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