The Country Girl
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DVD Cover Information Actor: Anthony Ross, Bing Crosby, Gene Reynolds, Grace Kelly, William Holden Brand: CROSBY,BING DVD: Region Code 1 Audio: English (Unknown); English (Subtitled); English (Original Language); French (Original Language) Format: Black & White, Dolby, DVD, Full Screen, NTSC, Subtitled Picture Format: 1.33:1 Running Time: 104 minutes Published: 2004-09-01 DVD Release Date: 2004-09-21 Audience Rating: NR (Not Rated) Studio: Paramount Product features:
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Movie Reviews of The Country Girl
Movie Review: The Most Depressing Musical Ever
Summary: 3 Stars
This isn't the kind of movie where the characters break into song at the drop of a hat, but there are a lot of musical numbers. Bing sings for his audition, has a flashback of himself recording a song, sings as part of the broadway show he is starring in and he even duets with a cabaret singer at a bar. None of the music is especially interesting and it sometimes slows the momentum of the story.
As far as the acting goes, everyone comments on Kelly and Crosby, but Holden is the pro here. He gets taken for granted because he's done this role so many times and he makes it look easy. Granted, Crosby is a revelation, but it's more because he is playing so much against type. And Kelly is doing her best Ingrid Bergman impersonation. I swear she even takes on Bergman's accent. It just left me thinking how much better Bergman would have been in the role. The fact that she won the Oscar just shows that politics win Academy Awards. Any of the other four actesses were more deserving.
The movie itself has a good story with some surprises, though it's a little stagy. Worth a look to see Holden showing them how it's done.