IMDb plot summary: The story of Patsy Cline, the velvet-voiced country music singer who died in a tragic plane crash at the height of her fame.
Directed by Karel Reisz. Starring Jessica Lange, Ed Harris, Ann Wedgeworth, and David Clennon.
Like many biopics, this one feels less like a story and more like an information dump, especially given the fact that the subject of this biopic died tragically young, and since the story didn't really have a narrative throughline so much as a bunch of random songs and scenes from Cline's life, it doesn't have any idea how to resolve the story when she isn't around. What do we take from her work? What do we take from her life? It's hard to tell. What I can tell you though, is that Jessica Lange is a goshdarn delight as Cline. She imbues her with not only the confidence and feistiness that you'd expect from the character, but a deep sense of goodwill toward everyone around her and a willingness to not take herself too seriously. It's probably why her marriage to Charlie lasts as long as it does -- she's so often able to let his short-tempered rants roll right off her back -- though of course there comes a point where that's not enough. It's fine, it's a serviceable biopic. Check it out if you want.
How it entered my Flickchart:
Sweet Dreams < Dark and Stormy Night
Sweet Dreams > Play It Again, Sam
Sweet Dreams > No Sudden Move
Sweet Dreams > Happy Gilmore
Sweet Dreams > The Paperboy
Sweet Dreams < The Prince and the Pauper (2000)
Sweet Dreams < Paper Moon
Sweet Dreams > The Quiet Man
Sweet Dreams < The Manchurian Candidate (2004)
Sweet Dreams < Videodrome
Sweet Dreams > Rushmore
Sweet Dreams > Inland Empire
Final spot: #1805 out of 3430, or 47%.
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