Review of Crazy Heart (2009) by Jason C — 28 Aug 2011

Great performance by Jeff Bridges and an amazing soundtrack to go with it.

This review of Crazy Heart (2009) was written by Jason C on 28 Aug 2011.

Crazy Heart has generally received very positive reviews.

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By Jordan P (785) on 01 May 2018

I admit that I was hoping for the composition of music to be better, but really the thing that shines here is how believable Jeff Bridges is…

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