Country Strong

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  • Opened December 22, 2010 (Limited 12/22, Wide 1/7/11)
  • 1 hr 52 min
  • PG-13 | Thematic elements involving alcohol abuse and some sexual content

  • Parents: Common Sense Media says Iffy for 14+. More on child suitability

  • A drama centered on a rising country-music songwriter (Hedlund) who sparks with a fallen star (Paltrow). Together, they mount his ascent and her comeback, which leads to romantic complications involving her husband/manager (McGraw) and a beauty queen-turned-singer (Meester). Full synopsis

  • Cast: Gwyneth Paltrow, Tim McGraw, Garrett Hedlund, Leighton Meester, Marshall Chapman
  • Director: Shana Feste
  • Genres: Drama, Romance

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Trainwreck in slow motiion

by teacupmama

I believe CS is like a train wreck..You know what is going to happen but you keep watching. That said I think Paltrow did a decent job but Tim Mcgraw should stick to his day job. I think he is...

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Movieline
| Michelle Orange

Country Strong rides pretty high in the saddle, confident in the remarkably realized world Feste has created for her characters. Read full review

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Philadelphia Inquirer
| Carrie Rickey

The glaring weakness of Country Strong is James, underwritten and ambiguous, more like Kelly's pimp than her manager. Read full review

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USA Today
| Claudia Puig

Country Strong feels powerfully familiar. Read full review

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New York Daily News
| Elizabeth Weitzman

What saves Country Strong from drowning in its own tears are the leads, all four of whom imbue Feste's unabashedly clichéd script with some genuine humanity. Read full review

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Garrett Hedlund as Beau and Leighton Meester as Chiles in "Country Strong."