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The life of legendary country singer patsy cline is powerfully brought to the screen. From her climb to fame and fortune through her passionate and turbulent marriage this is the unforgettable story of the tragically shortlived performer. Special features: filmographies scene access and more. Studio: Hbo Home Video Release Date: 02/03/2004 Starring: Jessica Lange Ed Harris Run time: 115 minutes Rating: Pg13

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She wasn't a beauty queen, but country-music star Patsy Cline's voice was a thing of wonder: full-bodied, aching and dreamy at the same time. She came by the torchy emotions in her songs honestly, as shown in this biopic directed by Karel Reisz, rising from poor surroundings, literally forcing her talent on the Nashville establishment, all the while trying to survive an abusive marriage to a drinker. Though the script by Robert Getchell is standard Hollywood biography, the movie is more than watchable, thanks to a bone-deep performance by the always astonishing Jessica Lange and the counterpoint by Ed Harris as her loving but unreliable husband. The soundtrack features a basketful of Cline's hits, which Lange convincingly lip-synchs. --Marshall Fine

Rating : - PATSY'S MOTHER HATED IT!!!
When Hilda Hensely (Patsy's mother) saw this movie she said, "I saw it once. That was enough for me."
Hollywood took all the dramatic liberties and artistic license it could in the making of this movie. Jessica Lange's performance is one of her best but her watching her lip-synch while Cline's real voice was heard on the Soundtrack is distracting as their voices are entirely different. Lange tends to overdo it on the lip-syching and one can tell she is doing it. Not good. No disrespect to Lange but they should have hired an actress who could sing....like Sissy Spacek who sang all of Loretta Lynn's songs on "Coal Miner's Daughter."
Ed Harris plays Charlie Dick well enough but is extremely unlikeable. It is inacurrate at all counts to portray him as a wife-beater. Sure, Patsy had Charlie arrested a couple of times but their relationship was NOT as volatile as portrayed here. Ask any of Patsy's contemporaries who are still alive...they will corroborate this.
Many inacurracies taken on this film. Instead of making it "Patsy and Charlie focused" they should have done better by portraying Patsy's struggles to rise to fame in her career.....she went through a lot before she finally hit it big. This is glossed over and given minute status in the film.
The plane crash was over-dramatized and totally inacurrate. It happened at night during a rainstorm....not during the day and the motor did not conk out prior to the crash!
I would have like to have seen more interaction between Patsy and her siblings as well. There was almost none except the car crash (also inaccurately depicted) with her brother and none with her sister Sylvia (a simple presentation of a gift for her high school graduation doesn't count).
The best things about this film are:

1. Ann Wedgeworth's portrayal of HIlda Hensley, Patsy's mother. SHe is superb!! SHe should have at least gotten an Oscar nomination for her portrayal. She steals every scene she's in.

2. The recreation of the Grand Ole OPry.

3. The Music...the Soundtrack....great.

There is extreme profanity and sexual content in this film. Definitely not for the kiddies!