Rent Country Strong (2010)
3.2 of 5 from 77 ratings
1h 52min
- General info
- Available formats
- Synopsis:
- Soon after a rising young singer-songwriter (Garrett Hedlund) gets involved with a fallen, emotionally unstable country star (Gwyneth Paltrow), the pair embark on a career resurrection tour helmed by her husband/manager (Tim McGraw) and featuring a beauty queen-turned-singer (Leighton Mccster). Between concerts, romantic entanglements and old demons threaten to derail them all.
- Actors:
- Garrett Hedlund, Gwyneth Paltrow, Leighton Meester, Tim McGraw, Marshall Chapman, Lari White, Jeremy Childs, J.D. Parker, Lisa Stewart, Jackie Welch, Cinda McCain, Gabe Sipos, Sandra Harris, Megan Henderson, Dan Beene, Reegus Flenory, Terri Minton, Ed Bruce, Darrin Dickerson, Alana Grace
- Directors:
- Shana Feste
- Writers:
- Shana Feste
- Others:
- "Coming Home" song; Music and Lyric by Tom Douglas, Troy Verges and Hillary Lindsey, Tom Douglas, Troy Verges, Hillary Lindsey
- Studio:
- Sony
- Genres:
- Drama, Romance
- Collections:
- Top 10 Modern Musicals
- BBFC:
- Release Date:
- 18/07/2011
- Run Time:
- 117 minutes
- Languages:
- Catalan Dolby Digital 5.1, English Audio Description Dolby Digital 5.1, English DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1, Italian DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1, Spanish DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1
- Subtitles:
- Danish, English, English Hard of Hearing, Finnish, Hindi, Italian, Norwegian, Spanish, Swedish
- DVD Regions:
- Region 2
- Formats:
- Pal
- Aspect Ratio:
- Widescreen 2.40:1
- Colour:
- Colour
- Bonus:
- Original ending
- Deleted scenes
- "Shake that thing" extended performance with Gwyneth Paltrow
- "Country strong" music video featuring Gwyneth Paltrow
- "A little bit stronger" music video by Sara Evans
- Friends in high places: The cast of Country strong
- Putting the words in their mouths: The songwriters
- A little bit country: The costumes
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Reviews (1) of Country Strong
Poor value - Country Strong review by SoniaGee
I love a lot of Country Music, but trying to see any merit in this film was difficult. The story was so weak. The acting awful. I do not recommend iit.
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Critic review
Country Strong review by Melissa Orcine - Cinema Paradiso
Kelly Canter (Gwyneth Paltrow) is a country star diva, selling out crowds and winning hearts across America – but she’s a vodka-swilling country star diva and after a misstep that caused her to miscarry the baby inside her, Kelly is sent to rehab. But not yet completing her treatment, her husband-manager James (real-life country superstar Tim McGraw, husband to country megastar Faith Hill) convinces her to start touring again, whether for the money or glamor of fans is suspect. Kelly agrees but not without her new fling, Beau Hutton (Garrett Hedlund).
Completing their motley crew of touring country stars is Chiles Stanton, a former beauty queen and rising singing star and maybe Beau’s new girlfriend, too. Kelly, James, Beau, and Chiles and their intertwined personal and professional lives are showcased in the movie ‘Country Strong’.
Directed by Shana Feste film intersperses concert footage, musical styling, and drama from its multi-talented cast. Although it’s no secret that Gwyneth Paltrow can sing, it seems a stretch to watch her turn into a Nashville country star. Paltrow hits the right notes as a country singer but when it comes to being a troubled alcoholic, that’s where she comes up short. As for her on-screen husband Tim McGraw, we can see why he cares for Kelly yet also unsure why. Garrett Hedlund and Leighton Meester introduce their singing prowess as well, but their presence although stunning do not exactly spice up or forward the movie’s plot.
‘Country Strong’ is a soap opera with country music as its official soundtrack; that’s well and good if the soundtrack is more the background than the star, and the drama is played out front and centre. As it is, it’s like a variety show with special guest stars that turn up with luckily a guitar and swag, ready to rock and roll and let us sing along. But the movie was marketed as something darker; Gwyneth Paltrow’s character is supposed to be an alcoholic. What we see is a character addicted to fleeting fame.