Jeff Bridges has played grumpy bears so well for so long that his latest, Country singer Bad Blake, wouldn't appear to be much of a stretch. But after spending 112 minutes in the company of this down-and-almost-out, growling booze-and-cig-throated character convinced me why Bridges won Oscar for Best Actor for the role. And not just for acting – singing, too. From the start of the movie when Bad discovers his latest gig is in a beat-up Arizona bowling ally to the end when he finally realizes that songwriting is more important to him than love or even whiskey, CRAZY HEARTS is full of heart and worth your time.
