Hey all, this is Dan, Jonathan's friend, reviewing Country Strong, since Suzy didn't have time to watch it. Country Strong starts Gwyneth Paltrow (Iron Man), Tim McGraw (The Blind Side), Leighton Meester (TV's Gossip Girl), and Garrett Hedlund (Tron:Legacy).
Paltrow is Kelly Canter, a once popular country singer who has spiraled out of control and is in rehab fighting an alcohol addiction. Tim McGraw is James Canter, her husband who has stood by her and is ready to get her back on tour again, they will be touring with a hot new stage act, Chiles Stanton (Meester). Kelly has met Beau Hutton (Hedlund) in rehab and developed a romantic relationship with him, so when she leaves rehab, she brings him along, not making James happy. Along this chaotic road trip, James fights Beau when he finds out that Kelly and Beau were sleeping together, meanwhile, Beau also sleeps with Chiles. Kelly can't kick her habit and that's about it. Seriously, folks. That scene you see in trailers where Paltrow sings, "I'm country strong, hard to break..." That's about all the singing from her you get in this. Watching the music video is better than watching this mindless sex orgy.
I was bored most of the time, and extremely disappointed. The movie doesn't even get a happy ending. So, don't bother spending a dollar on a Redbox of this. To borrow from these guys (thanks Jon and Suzy for letting me post this), Drop a House on it. 0 out of 4 bricks for Country Strong.
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