Review of Crazy Heart (2009) by Peter W — 02 Nov 2012

+ 0.5 star for our good ol' Dude as Bad Blake!

He sure is amazing! :).

This review of Crazy Heart (2009) was written by Peter W on 02 Nov 2012.

Crazy Heart has generally received very positive reviews.

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