That was an excellent one.

One of my all time favorites.

Let me be very fair here, this is not the best movie in my opinion. But, this movie is fun, it has purpose and is very enjoyable to watch.

A terrific literary drama and character piece that shows how the process of creating art can be seen differently by those doing it and those looking at it from the outside.

Mostly depressing that I sat thru the entire movie, after 10 minutes strongly suspecting this was a dud! No one in this movie is worth watching, music is trite and downbeat. Gweneth is just not attractive or talented enough to be the headliner (granted the storyline didn't give her much). Leighton Meester is surprisingly the most watchable, interesting character, but still not very compelling.Dull story (the tv series "Nashville" was really good, good music and characters) Can't recommend.

Kelly Canter (Gwyneth Paltrow) is a country music star with addiction problems. Her domineering husband manager James Canter (Tim McGraw) pulls her out of treatment early. They don't connect as a couple anymore. Beau Hutton (Garrett Hedlund) works at the rehab center. He befriends Kelly Canter as her sponsor and singing partner. Chiles Stanton (Leighton Meester) is a pretty young thing desperate to be a star.I just can't buy Gwyneth Paltrow as a country music star. To me, that's not her persona she's built over the years. She's a hardcore NYer and the southern accent just sound false. That taints the movie for me. The whole role just felt wrong to me and her singing isn't good enough. Tim McGraw needs more acting power. He probably needs more menace or something. Garrett Hedlund is unknown to me but he does a good job. And the story is a functional melodrama about these four damaged souls. It's just watchable enough to barely recommend.

This was one of my favorite country music movies-ranking up with Pure Country. It shows what can happen with the pressures of stardom with Gwyneth Paltrow's character as she disengrates with stardom and personal tragedy. I liked the blending of real-life stars Tim McGraw, Lisa Stewart, Lari White, and Ed Bruce, and my favorite scenes were the concert footage, the bar scenes, the bus scenes, and the room scene where they talked about "Miss America." It was also a good movie about relationships, getting started, and heading out in the right direction. The performances were good, and the cast's chemistry was excellent. If you like the stars and country music, you will love this movie.*** out of ****

The performances song-wise are really good. Especially if you like Country music, you will find quite a lot, that you will enjoy about this movie. Unfortunately the stories don't seem to be as strong as they could be. It is decent all around and it flows with a nice pace. But that is just it, there are no highlights to speak of.Having said that, the young talent at hand (the guy from Tron Legacy and Ms Meester) do their best. It's Gwyneth Paltrow though who steals the show. It's a cautionary tale in the end and it depends, if you are willing to listen to it and watch it. And to what degree you will get involved with the characters.