Coal Miner's Daughter (1980)

Loretta Lynn (Sissy Spacek) had an interesting life from marrying at just thirteen to becoming the queen of country music.
While her husband, Doolittle (Tommy Lee Jones) is her driving force, he also foolishly married her when she was far too young and then raped her on her wedding night. Now, she should have had some idea of sex (though this was before sex education was a thing) but she said no and he didn't stop. Doo also does the two things Loretta's father (Levon Helm) told him not to do, he slaps her and takes her far away from Butcher Hollow, Kentucky.
But he also believes in her and somehow, though blood, sweat and tears manages to get Loretta's song on the radio and her career takes off from there. And the film starts to take off and cram too much into the final hour as Loretta goes from someone who had no idea that her song was on the charts to losing her mentor, Patsy Cline (Beverly D'Angelo), to owning her own ranch. Doo is there for it all, sure, he drinks too much (he's an alcoholic) and occasionally cheats on her which inspires some of her best songs. And despite her limited training, she teaches herself guitar and starts to write songs. Spacek is a revelation and more than deserved her Oscar. Jones is also great. However, the second half of the film is wobbly which just a shame and Lynn's life would have probably worked as a mini series so nothing got overlooked and I feel that a giant scene at the end was missing. Loretta goes from being the overworked Queen of Country Music, to arguing with Doo over the room layout for a new house to being back up there on the stage.
Still, despite the plotting issues, the film has a real feel, gritty and lived in, which is not something you see often and the actors make the people real right in front of your eyes which is also refreshing to see. Grade: B+
Side Notes:
-Salt and sugar can be easily mistaken, but I've never done it, though it was also done on The Great British Baking Show by one of the bakers.
-Five dollars must have been a fortune for a pie back then.
-It should never be legal for a thirteen-year-old to get married.