Overrated and overhyped

everything you have heard about this movie is true.

Very good movie overall, highly recommended. Most of the negative reviews don't have any merit and are all pollitically based. Give this movie a chance at least, and it might give you a different perspective.

It is a whirlwind of delight --- attractive actors, stunning couture, spectacular sets and outrageous parties. It's a feast for the eyes. But what really makes this dramedy work is the acting.

I was well pleased with this chick flick. I will keep it with my other special movies!!! Toby Keith was awesome and actually the whole crew was awesome. I cried in a few scenes, this 85 y.o lady can still have emotions.

Fair to maudlin is country singer Toby Keith's first film. Former high school sweethearts, Bo Price(Keith), a fading country music singer, and Angela Denton(Kelly Preston), a television reporter, return to their small hometown after the deaths of their younger brothers in a military training exercise. Bo and Angela have to deal with the past and the future. The out-of-the-spotlight Price meets his 16-year old daughter Dixie(Lindsey Haun), who is a musician herself...a rock musician. Angela has to deal with her father(Burt Reynolds), who has been out of sorts with her since she left home pregnant. Her mother(Tess Harper)tries to mediate a truce before having a minor stroke. Bo calls on his friends Willie Nelson and BeBe Winans to sing at the memorial service for the five hometown lost soldiers. Dixie is also asked to sing her own song "Broken" and it melts hearts. The future no longer seems so bleak. Also in the movie are: Katie Finneran, Anna Maria, Josh Henderson and Steve Coulter.

A true to life story that some can sympathyze with and others may learn from. With friends, family, and family of friends presently serving in the U.S. Armed Forces I believe we can relate to one of the messages this film inspires. This film centered on a group of people, their values, their ability to admit and to learn from their mistakes, and their ability to find worth and meaning in them...I personally liked it when Toby's character said something like he's made mistakes...but his daughter wasn't one of them. I also like how he "lost a brother, but gained his daughter". If I were to say only one word about this film it would have to be "realism". In my opinion the actors were very realistic and the storyline kept to social conditions as if they really did exist, as if it were all true fact. The music tied in very realistically also...this film was not a musical...instead it was just like down home :) It was from both sides of the track...young and older adults will be able to relate as well as teenagers...in another aspect from both sides of the track...they didn't have much and gained plenty.

Saw this on a plane from Hong Kong to San Francisco. Note- I am NOT a country music fan, and I still have to say that the the movie is everything good in movie making, with great dialog that will make you laugh even while raising some very serious and sad issues. The soundtrack is excellent, even if you don't like country music. The ending is a bit forced and too quick to resolve, but the first half alone makes this a gem. Toby Keith is credible, but the leading and supporting ladies make the film. Kelly Preston is magnificent- you see and feel her character change and grow throughout the film. Lindsay Haun is very good as the daughter, and man can she sing! Burt Reynolds plays his part of the stern and lonely father perfectly.