Sometime last year Gwyneth Paltrow and her public relations people decided they were going to make her a singer. Shortly after seeing her perform "Forget You" on Glee, I was convinced. Then came the news that she was to star in a movie about a country singer entitled "Country Strong." The movie seemed strangely like a rip-off of the far superior alcoholic country star movie, "Crazy Heart," from last year. And that is basically what we get here. Paltrow is Kelly Canter, a famous country singer, whose alcoholic tendencies are slowly destroying her life. She and her husband James (Tim McGraw) attempt to put her life together so she can be there for her fans. Garrett Hedlund and Leighton Meester play fellow country singers, Beau and Chiles, who get involved with a weird love triangle, or square with the aforementioned. Well, I support Gwyneth Paltrow's singing career. She handles the country songs extremely well, including the song that gives this mediocre film it's title. Besides that it is just a rehashed story about an alcoholic country singer, than has been done better before. The script was weak and the characters were not really developed. They pretty much sleep around with each other, or consider doing so at some point in the movie and it all gets quite annoying and ridiculous. By the end I was just waiting for Gwyneth to sing, and actually be sober. If you like her, then by all means spend a dollar and see it, or if you like country music. Also, a warning: the ending is a downer and left me depressed and confused.-Joseph Sbrilli
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