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The Most Interesting Man in Studio City (2014)
A stellar performance by Douglas Olsson
Douglas Olsson shows his acting range in this film ! There is a school of film reviewing which suggests that a film is like a symphony, to review it, don't bother with minutiae, just listen for a false or off-key note, and deduct points accordingly.
By that approach, this film would be a 10 because there are no false notes.
And it is really that good.
The key to these sorts of films is trust your script, trust your actors, and trust the director to simply to give them lead and let them run. Which is precisely what we have here.
Even Douglas Olsson, who many consider a scenery-chewer and over-the-top, is wonderfully restrained and actually creates an empathetic character.
Delightful !
Like a Country Song (2014)
From Forgiveness to Fame
The movie Like a Country Song is a film that shows the miraculous power of forgiveness that every person will most likely encounter sooner or later in their life. I'm from Texas originally but I don't like country music too much, but after having seen this film I sort of changed my mind. In the movie Like a Country Song Jake Reeson is an up and coming country singer who is quite destined for fame. Despite his natural talent for music and song he struggles to achieve his goals due to addiction, drinking, and partying. It's up to him to get over with the demons of his past in order to move on with his life. This means being able to reconcile with his father who left him at a young age. The film has a good solid plot, with all the pieces of the storyline very well connected together. The only drawback is that the film focuses so much on Jake Reeson's personal life, but it has a lot of good music scenes which is what I like.