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Country Strong (originally titled Love Don’t Let Me Down) is a 2010 country drama film about fictional country singer Kelly Canter, portrayed by Gwyneth Paltrow. Also starring Leighton Meester, Tim McGraw, and Garrett Hedlund, the film was directed and written by American filmmaker Shana Feste. It premiered in Nashville on November 8, 2010, and had a wide release in the United States on January 7, 2011. This is the second film in which McGraw and Hedlund have worked together, the first being Friday Night Lights in 2004 where they played father and son. The movie begins with Beau (Hedlund), singing with Kelly , who is recovering in the rehabilitation facility he works at. Beau is clearly smitten by her, and it is later revealed that the two have been having an affair behind James' (McGraw), Kelly's husband, back. Kelly is checked out of rehab a month early by James, who wants her to go on a three-city tour to restore her image. She agrees on the condition that Beau becomes her opening act, but James has already made plans to see Chiles (Meester), a beauty queen with potential to become a rising singer, perform that night in hopes that she will be Kelly's opener instead. On the night of Chiles' performance, it is learned Beau has been acquainted with her before and is annoyed by her for he does not see her as a Country artist, but a 'Country Barbie'. Chiles' performance nearly falls apart as she gets stage fright and can't sing; however, Beau steps in and begins to sing 'Friends in Low Places'. The two sing the song together, and it gives Chiles the courage to continue on her own. James is impressed by Beau's performance, and offers the opening act to both Beau and Chiles. He suggests to Beau that he and the beauty queen could make quite the duo, but Beau disagrees. Despite disliking Chiles and stating he does not care for fame, Beau agrees to go on the tour. The first show is a disaster: Before going on, Kelly receives an anonymous package containing a bloody baby doll with a note reading "Baby Killer," referencing the baby Kelly lost when she fell off the stage in Dallas during her last concert before she went into rehab. Kelly falls apart, starts drinking, and almost refuses to go on. However, she is coerced into going on stage by James. She begins to sing 'Country Strong', but breaks down on stage. She attempts to try another song, "A Fighter," but breaks down again and is led off stage by her husband, ending the show. They tell the media that they had to cancel the show due to food poisoning and head off to the next show. Beau ends his relationship with Kelly, believing it's no longer a good idea and he begins to spend more time with Chiles, whose fame has been increasing as the tour progresses. Both Chiles and Beau grow a bond and Beau lets go of his earlier hostilities towards her. She even finishes the chorus to his song 'Give in to Me'. Before the next show in Austin, Kelly goes out to a bar and gets drunk. Beau and Chiles bring her to the concert, but Kelly is unable to go on stage. However, Beau and Chiles still do their opening act and it is then that they first perform 'Give in to Me' for the first time together. JJ, Kelly's agent, nearly cancels the tour, but changes his mind after a drunken Kelly sleeps with him. Beau witnesses this and becomes frustrated with Kelly. That same night, Chiles and Beau sleep together and Chiles confesses that she was never Miss Dallas because she clammed up in the final round of questions. Beau admits to Chiles that he likes her because she is not like other girls. Later, Beau admits to James about his affair with Kelly which James answers him with a punch to the jaw. In Dallas, Beau gives Chiles a pair of star-shaped earrings she had said she always wanted and asks her to move with him to California so they could officially become a duo and write songs together to start a professional life together. Chiles immediately says yes, but changes her mind and asks him for time. The two perform and Kelly comes out, this time sober and ready, and performs her entire set for the first time. Kelly is seen performing "Country Strong," "Shake That Thing," and "Coming Home," a song that had nearly been giving to Chiles for being "too young" for Kelly to sing. After the concert, both James and JJ immediately begin making plans for Kelly's future. Kelly, however, is finished with her life and commits suicide in her dressing room via an overdose. She leaves a letter to Beau, echoing his earlier words that "love and fame can't live in the same place." In the letter, she gives him the advice to choose 'love'. Beau takes her advice and after Kelly's funeral, which he attends from afar, he moves to California. An unidentified amount of time later, Beau is seen singing in a bar in California and he sees Chiles walk in, wearing the earrings he gave her. She looks more homely and down-to-earth, not wearing the heavy makeup or big dresses she used to when they were touring. The movie ends with the two singing the song they wrote together, "Give In To Me." In interviews, Feste has said that American pop singer Britney Spears inspired Gwyneth Paltrow's character in the film.[2] The film was filmed in Nashville, Tennessee.[3] With a budget of $15 million, pre-production work on the project began in November 2009.[3] The film was shot in 2010 from early January to the first week of March.[3] On December 14, 2010, the official screening took place at the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences in Beverly Hills, California. It was attended by the film's stars and included Tim McGraw, Gwyneth Paltrow, Leighton Meester, Garrett Hedlund, and many other stars of Hollywood and country music.[4] In the United States, the film received a wide release on January 7, 2011.[1] Country Strong has received generally negative reviews. Review aggregate Rotten Tomatoes reports that 19% of critics have given the film a positive review based on 96 reviews, with an average score of 4.5/10. The critical consensus is: "The cast gives it their all, and Paltrow handles her songs with aplomb, but Country Strong's cliched, disjointed screenplay hits too many bum notes."[5] The film opened to a wide release on January 7, 2011, taking in $7.5 million and coming in sixth place that weekend.[6] The film will be released to DVD/Blu-Ray DVD on April 12, 2011 The film's title track, which was recorded by Paltrow, was also released as a single to country radio on August 23, 2010. Country artist Sara Evans' single, titled "A Little Bit Stronger", is featured on the film's soundtrack.[12] "A Little Bit Stronger" was released in September 2010, and also served as a single for her sixth studio album, Stronger. Both singles were promoted by RCA Nashville. The soundtrack debuted at #16 on the Billboard Top Country Albums chart upon its release on October 26, 2010. Following the film's release in January 2011, the soundtrack rose to a new peak of #2 on that chart, as well as #6 on the all-genre Billboard 200 albums chart. The film's score was composed by Michael Brook. "Coming Home" by Bob DiPiero, Tom Douglas, Lindsey, Troy Verges and performed by Gwyneth Paltrow was nominated for Best Original Song at the 68th Golden Globe Awards and 83rd Academy Awards, but it both lost to "You Haven't Seen The Last of Me" from Burlesque and "We Belong Together" from Toy Story 3, respectively.
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Award Date of ceremony Category Recipient(s) Result Academy Awards[7] February 27, 2011 Best Original Song "Coming Home"
Tom Douglas, Hillary Lindsey and Troy VergesNominated Golden Globe Awards[8] January 16, 2011 Best Original Song "Coming Home" Nominated Satellite Awards[9] December 19, 2010 Best Original Song "Country Strong"
Jennifer Hanson and Gwyneth PaltrowNominated Las Vegas Film Critics Society Awards 2010[10] December 16, 2010 Best Song "Country Strong" Nominated Denver Film Critics Society Awards 2010[11] January 21, 2011 Best Original Song "Me and Tenessee" Nominated [edit]Music
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