Country strong when does it come out

One would never suspect given his seeming indifference to her when he comes to collect her from rehab one month before her scheduled release date. Reluctantly, Kelly agrees to leave and go back out on tour but with one stipulation — she wants Beau as her opening act. James, however, has another stipulation- he wants a pretty young thing named Chiles Stanton to be the opening act. So, he pulls both Chiles and Beau into the tour. As they prepare for their first major concert, Kelly is popping pills and drinking vodka, worrying about keeping Beau as her own boy toy, but wanting to cling to James as both manager and husband, while James worries more about pretty little Chiles and how good are ticket sales.

Will James fall for Chiles or fall back in love with Kelly? Will Kelly lean more on Beau? Will Chiles steal the show? We all know Gwyneth Paltrow can sing. It was magical. But can she sing country? You bet and its because of her singing talent that the script should have had more of her singing and less of her falling down drunk, because the latter — albeit done well — gets old really quickly.

As Kelly, when Paltrow sings, she shines. When she acts, she is memorable. But put that together with this particular film and everything is forgettable, which is a shame because she brings this great vulnerability and innocence to the character, both of which get mired down in some hokey dialogue, uneven storytelling and extremely bad script continuity and editing. I am a long time fan of Tim McGraw as both a recording artist and performer and actor.

As James, he wears his heart on his sleeve, giving this no nonsense businessman a little more depth than one would expect in the character. Unfortunately, that emotion is too rare and when visible, is not used to its best advantage to create a meaningful connection with Paltrow, thus further detracting from two fine performances.

The real standout though is Garrett Hedlund. He steals your heart and the film as Beau. Masculine, more than a modicum of integrity, not only can he sing, but he has layers of emotion that not only blend with each of the other principals, but with the music.

A subject that has built in emotional and dramatic gravitas up the wazoo, the dialogue falls short and the characters, but for Beau, are too one dimensional, lacking connectivity not only with each other and the audience. There is a permeating shallowness to each character as the story itself as it lacks completeness, being riddled with holes in relationships and backstory. But for whatever reason, Feste chose to keep going and going, killing any positivity quicker than a bad chorus lyric.

Was anyone actually watching the film as it was cut? Shana Feste. Top credits Director Shana Feste. See more at IMDbPro. Music Video Country Strong: "Summer Girl". Country Strong: "Chances Are". Trailer Country Stong. Photos Top cast Edit. Marshall Chapman Winnie as Winnie. Jackie Welch Teacher as Teacher. Cinda McCain Misty as Misty. Gabe Sipos Travis as Travis. Sandra Harris Orderly as Orderly. Dan Beene Bob as Bob. Ed Bruce Clint as Clint. More like this. Watch options. Storyline Edit.

A drama centered on a rising country-music songwriter Hedlund who sparks with a fallen star Paltrow. It doesn't matter where you've been as long as you come back strong. Rated PG for thematic elements involving alcohol abuse and some sexual content.

Did you know Edit. According to director Shana Feste , "It really wasn't the best showcase ever of his voice, but Garrett went to school for us. Literally, he took four months off and started learning how to play the guitar, took voice lessons, went to Nashville early, started working with Nathan Chapman , a record producer in Nashville who produces Miranda Lambert.

I mean, he became a country singer. World War II was well over by then; he actually returned in after the battle of Leyte whereupon he uttered the famous words, "I have returned.

Quotes Kelly Canter : [quoting Waylon Jennings' lyrics] "If you see me getting smaller, I'm leaving, don't be grieving, just gotta get away from here. User reviews Review. Top review. Since I'm fond of good country music I thought I'd give this a try, despite not being very keen on Gwyneth Paltrow. However, in this movie she gives a storming performance as a famous country singer, gradually falling apart with depression and alcohol - and she has a great voice! Yes that really is Gwyneth singing in the film.

The good news doesn't end there because the supporting cast are just as good, Garret Hedlund and Leighton Meester were fantastic and so good as country singers that I immediately looked for their albums, but apart from the Country Strong Soundtrack, there aren't any! These are just great actors with great voices. Add in a strong performance from Tim McGraw Oh why cant you just love your woman? With fine, layered performances from all and a storming soundtrack, this is definitely unmissable for any country music lover.