Alcoholic country singer picks up the pieces of his life with help from a young widow. Film gets a ton of mileage from Robert Duvall's Oscar-winning performance. Would have loved to hear him sing the song "God Forgives Me, Why Don't You".
This review of Tender Mercies (1983) was written by J M on 29 Mar 2009.
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