Sometimes when people make a film about one riveting character, they forget to develop the other characters or have them do things that make little sense. Then they need to come up with an ending that ties together all sorts of lose ends. That's Crazy Heart. Jeff Bridges is so good as a self-involved self-destructive alcoholic it can be tough to watch at times. The script doesn't help him as he is called upon to repeat the same scene several times, but he pulls it off beautifully.