Crazy_JJ Heart_NN1 "_" Crazy_JJ Heart_NN1 ,_, "_" written_VVN and_CC directed_VVN by_II Scott_NP1 Cooper_NP1 ,_, is_VBZ a_AT1 small_JJ movie_NN1 perfectly_RR scaled_VVN to_II the_AT big_JJ performance_NN1 at_II its_APPGE center_NN1 ._. 
It_PPH1 offers_VVZ some_DD picturesque_JJ views_NN2 of_IO out-of-the-way_JJ parts_NN2 of_IO the_AT American_JJ West_ND1 ,_, but_CCB the_AT dominant_JJ feature_NN1 of_IO its_APPGE landscape_NN1 is_VBZ Bad_JJ Blake_NP1 ,_, a_AT1 wayward_JJ ,_, aging_JJ country_NN1 singer_NN1 played_VVN by_II Jeff_NP1 Bridges_NP1 ._. 
Those_DD2 last_MD four_MC words_NN2 should_VM be_VBI sufficient_JJ recommendation_NN1 ._. 
Some_DD of_IO Mr._NNB Bridges_NP1 's_GE peers_NN2 may_VM have_VHI burned_VVN more_RGR intensely_RR in_II their_APPGE prime_JJ ,_, but_CCB very_RG few_DA2 American_JJ actors_NN2 over_II the_AT past_JJ 35_MC years_NNT2 have_VH0 flickered_VVN and_CC smoldered_VVN with_IW such_DA craft_NN1 and_CC resilience_NN1 ._. 
Neither_RR blandly_RR likable_JJ nor_CC operatically_RR emotional_JJ ,_, this_DD1 actor_NN1 has_VHZ a_AT1 sly_JJ kind_NN1 of_IO charisma_NN1 and_CC a_AT1 casual_JJ intelligence_NN1 ._. 
You_PPY suspect_VV0 that_CST he_PPHS1 may_VM be_VBI smarter_JJR than_CSN some_DD of_IO the_AT characters_NN2 he_PPHS1 plays_VVZ --_NN1 the_AT lounge_NN1 musician_NN1 in_II "_" The_AT Fabulous_JJ Baker_NN1 Boys_NN2 ,_, "_" the_AT deadbeat_NN1 bowler_NN1 in_II "_" The_AT Big_JJ Lebowski_NN1 ,_, "_" the_AT egotistical_JJ author_NN1 in_II "_" The_AT Door_NN1 in_II the_AT Floor_NN1 ,_, "_" to_TO take_VVI just_RR a_AT1 few_DA2 examples_NN2 --_JJ but_CCB also_RR that_CST he_PPHS1 knows_VVZ every_AT1 corner_NN1 and_CC shadow_NN1 of_IO each_DD1 one_PN1 's_GE mind_NN1 ._. 
Unlike_II Mr._NNB Bridges_NP1 ,_, Bad_JJ ,_, who_PNQS is_VBZ 57_MC ,_, seems_VVZ to_TO be_VBI running_VVG on_II the_AT last_MD fumes_NN2 of_IO his_APPGE talent_NN1 ._. 
He_PPHS1 drives_VVZ from_II one_MC1 gig_NN1 to_II another_DD1 in_II a_AT1 battered_JJ truck_NN1 ,_, playing_VVG bowling_NN1 alleys_NN2 and_CC bars_NN2 with_IW local_JJ pickup_NN1 bands_NN2 and_CC sleeping_VVG in_II less-than-deluxe_JJ accommodations_NN2 ._. 
He_PPHS1 smokes_VVZ and_CC drinks_NN2 as_CS21 if_CS22 trying_VVG to_TO settle_VVI a_AT1 long-ago_JJ bet_NN1 between_II his_APPGE liver_NN1 and_CC his_APPGE lungs_NN2 about_II which_DDQ he_PPHS1 would_VM destroy_VVI first_MD ._. 
The_AT chorus_NN1 to_II his_APPGE signature_NN1 song_NN1 (_( one_MC1 of_IO several_DA2 written_VVN especially_RR for_IF Mr._NNB Bridges_NP1 )_) observes_VVZ that_CST "_" falling_VVG feels_VVZ like_II flying_NN1 ,_, for_IF a_AT1 little_JJ while_NNT1 ._. "_" 
That_DD1 time_NNT1 has_VHZ long_RR since_CS passed_VVN for_IF Bad_JJ ,_, who_PNQS is_VBZ scraping_VVG the_AT bottom_NN1 and_CC trying_VVG not_XX to_TO complain_VVI too_RG much_DA1 about_II it_PPH1 (_( except_CS when_CS he_PPHS1 can_VM get_VVI his_APPGE agent_NN1 on_II the_AT phone_NN1 )_) ._. 
Drinking_NN1 ,_, cheating_VVG ,_, love_NN1 gone_VVN wrong_JJ --_NN1 a_AT1 lot_NN1 of_IO country_NN1 music_NN1 expresses_VVZ the_AT weary_JJ stoicism_NN1 of_IO self-inflicted_JJ defeat_NN1 ._. 
Loss_NN1 and_CC abjection_NN1 are_VBR two_MC of_IO the_AT chords_NN2 that_CST define_VV0 the_AT genre_NN1 ._. 
A_AT1 third_MD is_VBZ redemption_NN1 ,_, which_DDQ has_VHZ also_RR been_VBN a_AT1 theme_NN1 of_IO modest_JJ ,_, regionally_RR inflected_VVD American_JJ independent_JJ cinema_NN1 for_IF quite_RG some_DD time_NNT1 ._. 
So_RR even_RR before_II Maggie_NP1 Gyllenhaal_NP1 shows_VVZ up_RP as_CSA Jean_NP1 ,_, a_AT1 New_NP1 Mexico_NP1 journalist_NN1 with_IW a_AT1 cute_JJ young_JJ son_NN1 and_CC some_DD disappointments_NN2 of_IO her_APPGE own_DA ,_, you_PPY can_VM be_VBI pretty_RG sure_JJ that_CST you_PPY 're_VBR in_RP for_IF yet_RR another_DD1 drama_NN1 of_IO second_MD chances_NN2 and_CC late-breaking_JJ epiphanies_NN2 ._. 
But_CCB no_PN121 one_PN122 ever_RR put_VVN on_II a_AT1 country_NN1 record_NN1 in_II31 search_II32 of_II33 novelty_NN1 or_CC wild_JJ surprise_NN1 ._. 
What_DDQ you_PPY seek_VV0 in_II those_DD2 songs_NN2 is_VBZ honest_JJ feeling_NN1 and_CC musical_JJ skill_NN1 ._. 
Even_RR in_II decline_NN1 ,_, Bad_JJ has_VHZ both_RR of_IO those_DD2 things_NN2 ,_, and_CC enough_DD professionalism_NN1 to_TO keep_VVI complete_JJ self-destruction_JJ at_II bay_NN1 ._. 
Performing_VVG in_II31 front_II32 of_II33 a_AT1 small_JJ ,_, appreciative_JJ crowd_NN1 in_II Colorado_NP1 ,_, he_PPHS1 strikes_VVZ up_RP an_AT1 old_JJ hit_NN1 and_CC then_RT hands_VVZ the_AT song_NN1 off_RP to_II the_AT band_NN1 so_CS he_PPHS1 can_VM run_VVI offstage_RL and_CC vomit_VVI in_II the_AT parking_NN1 lot_NN1 ,_, returning_VVG just_RR in_II time_NNT1 to_TO sing_VVI the_AT final_JJ chorus_NN1 and_CC make_VVI eye_NN1 contact_NN1 with_IW the_AT groupie_NN1 he_PPHS1 'll_VM wake_VVI up_RP with_IW the_AT next_MD morning_NNT1 ._. 
What_DDQ does_VDZ Jean_NP1 see_VVI in_II this_DD1 wreck_NN1 ?_? 
Mr._NNB Bridges_NP1 ,_, settling_VVG into_II Mr._NNB Cooper_NP1 's_GE understated_JJ script_NN1 as_CS21 if_CS22 he_PPHS1 'd_VHD written_VVN it_PPH1 himself_PPX1 ,_, makes_VVZ the_AT answer_NN1 both_RR obvious_JJ and_CC a_RR21 little_RR22 enigmatic_JJ ._. 
There_EX is_VBZ a_AT1 playboy_NN1 's_GE charm_NN1 and_CC an_AT1 old-fashioned_JJ Southern_JJ courtliness_NN1 half-hidden_NN1 behind_II the_AT weariness_NN1 ,_, the_AT anger_NN1 at_II squandered_JJ possibilities_NN2 ,_, the_AT flabby_JJ gut_NN1 and_CC the_AT unkempt_JJ beard_NN1 ._. 
This_DD1 fellow_NN1 may_VM be_VBI bad_JJ ,_, but_CCB he_PPHS1 's_VBZ also_RR dignified_JJ ._. 
Bad_JJ 's_GE own_DA songs_NN2 express_VV0 this_DD1 tension_NN1 ,_, as_CSA do_VD0 other_JJ selections_NN2 on_II the_AT soundtrack_NN1 (_( overseen_VVN by_II T_ZZ1 Bone_NN1 Burnett_NP1 )_) ,_, which_DDQ help_VV0 to_TO establish_VVI this_DD1 fictional_JJ musician_NN1 's_GE place_NN1 in_II the_AT actual_JJ musical_JJ universe_NN1 ._. 
His_APPGE main_JJ connection_NN1 to_II the_AT current_JJ country_NN1 scene_NN1 is_VBZ Tommy_NP1 Sweet_NP1 (_( Colin_NP1 Farrell_NP1 )_) ,_, a_AT1 former_DA protege_NN1 who_PNQS has_VHZ hit_VVN the_AT big_JJ time_NNT1 and_CC whose_DDQGE support_NN1 Bad_JJ both_RR desperately_RR wants_VVZ and_CC is_VBZ sometimes_RT too_RG proud_JJ to_TO accept_VVI ._. 
Tommy_NP1 is_VBZ part_NN1 of_IO a_AT1 slick_JJ new_JJ breed_NN1 that_CST pays_VVZ respect_NN1 to_II the_AT stalwarts_NN2 of_IO the_AT past_NN1 (_( as_CSA any_DD good_JJ country_NN1 singer_NN1 must_VM )_) ,_, but_CCB whose_DDQGE smoothness_NN1 nonetheless_RR gets_VVZ under_II the_AT skin_NN1 of_IO his_APPGE sandpapery_JJ former_DA mentor_NN1 ._. 
In_II his_APPGE first_MD interview_NN1 with_IW Jean_NP1 ,_, Bad_JJ pays_VVZ the_AT expected_JJ homage_NN1 to_II precursors_NN2 like_II Hank_NP1 Williams_NP1 and_CC Lefty_NP1 Frizzell_NP1 ,_, but_CCB really_RR he_PPHS1 belongs_VVZ in_II more_RGR recent_JJ ,_, somewhat_RR rougher_JJR company_NN1 ._. 
Bad_JJ 's_GE home_NN1 --_NN1 when_CS he_PPHS1 's_VBZ there_RL --_NN1 is_VBZ in_II Houston_NP1 ,_, and_CC the_AT voices_NN2 that_CST accompany_VV0 his_APPGE comings_NN2 and_CC goings_NN2 are_VBR mostly_RR drawn_VVN from_II the_AT outlaws_NN2 and_CC renegades_NN2 associated_VVN with_IW Texas_NP1 in_II the_AT era_NN1 of_IO his_APPGE early_JJ manhood_NN1 ._. 
You_PPY hear_VV0 songs_NN2 by_II Townes_NP1 van_NP1 Zandt_NP1 and_CC Waylon_NP1 Jennings_NP1 ,_, and_CC you_PPY may_VM also_RR think_VVI of_IO Willie_NP1 Nelson_NP1 and_CC some_DD others_NN2 ._. 
As_II21 for_II22 Mr._NNB Bridges_NP1 :_: he_PPHS1 ca_VM n't_XX help_VVI it_PPH1 if_CS he_PPHS1 looks_VVZ like_II Kris_NP1 Kristofferson_NP1 and_CC sounds_VVZ a_RR21 little_RR22 like_II David_NP1 Allan_NP1 Coe_NP1 ._. 
When_CS Robert_NP1 Duvall_NP1 (_( a_AT1 producer_NN1 of_IO "_" Crazy_JJ Heart_NN1 "_" )_) turns_VVZ up_RP as_CSA one_MC1 of_IO Bad_JJ 's_VBZ old_JJ friends_NN2 ,_, you_PPY might_VM also_RR remember_VVI Mac_NP1 Sledge_NN1 ,_, the_AT Bad_JJ Blake_NP1 figure_NN1 he_PPHS1 played_VVD in_II Bruce_NP1 Beresford_NP1 's_GE 1983_MC film_NN1 ,_, "_" Tender_JJ Mercies_NN2 ._. "_" 
Mr._NNB Cooper_NP1 's_GE movie_NN1 owes_VVZ an_AT1 obvious_JJ debt_NN1 to_II that_DD1 one_PN1 ,_, but_CCB there_EX can_VM never_RR be_VBI too_RG many_DA2 songs_NN2 about_II drinking_NN1 ,_, loving_VVG and_CC feeling_VVG bad_JJ ,_, and_CC there_EX is_VBZ always_RR room_NN1 for_IF another_DD1 version_NN1 of_IO that_DD1 old_JJ song_NN1 about_II the_AT guy_NN1 who_PNQS messed_VVD it_PPH1 all_DB up_RP and_CC kept_VVD on_RP going_VVG ._. 
Especially_RR when_CS that_DD1 guy_NN1 can_VM play_VVI the_AT tune_NN1 as_CSA truly_RR and_CC as_RG well_RR as_CSA Mr._NNB Bridges_NP1 ._. 
