The first weekend of 2011 kicks off kind of weakly with Nicolas Cage in medieval times and Gwyneth Paltrow as a drunken country singer.
Season of the Witch
Starring: Nicolas Cage, Ron Perlman, Claire Foy, Stephen Moore
Directed by: Dominic Sena
Plot: A pair of crusaders must transport a suspected witch to a monastery in an attempt to rid their homeland of the plague.
Rotten Tomatoes Freshness: 2%
Critic Consensus: N/A
Country Strong
Starring: Gwyneth Paltrow, Tim McGraw, Garrett Hedlund, Leighton Meester
Directed by: Shana Feste
Plot: A troubled former country star goes on a comeback tour with a talented young singer/songwriter, her manager/husband and a beauty queen turned singer.
RT Freshness: 17%
Critic Consensus: “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.”
I'm your main feature writer and co-creator and have a love for all movies from the Oscar darlings to the Bargain Bin rejects.
SLANTD