Pros: Detailing Patsy Cline's (Jessica Lange's) marriage to Charlie Dick (Ed Harris), and how she still became a great country singer, this film has a good amount of material to make a great film. However, the only reason to see the film is the realistic nature of the film and the great performances and they were great.
Cons: While Coal Miner's Daughter managed to find a good balance of portraying both Loretta Lynn's personal and professional lives, this film doesn't find the right balance at all, focusing a lot on her early career but not nearly enough on when she actually becomes quite famous, which is a shame.
Recommend: Maybe
Grade: B
Side Notes:
-I can't believe Ed Harris was ever that young.
-Sure Charlie is an abusive husband but he had a traumatic youth and Patsy has a nasty mouth. However, he hits harder and is a nasty drunk.
-It must have been terrifying looking at your death in that instant before it happened.
-It's got to be super awkward to have a son named after your wife's manager.
-It is unclear if Patsy sings any original songs or writes her own lyrics as Loretta Lynn did.
-Pay attention for a John Goodman cameo.
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