Such a shame - Tom Hiddleston could have been great in this role, and it's beautifully filmed, but poor direction and an incredibly weak script just could not be overcome. The script is embarrassing - scene after scene of "and then this happened." You can almost see the room where the film creators said, "Okay, let's have an apology scene" and "let's have a nice scene in a car" and "let's have a party scene." No character development, no exploration of "why" anyone does or says what they do, no emotional truth whatsoever. You learn the events of Hank Williams life, but you never get a sense of what inspired him, how he could emerge from the haze of drugs and alcohol to write such amazing music. Hank Williams is portrayed as someone who drinks a lot, but not as an alcoholic, someone addicted to alcohol, someone whose life was dominated by alcohol. His marriage to Audrey Sheppard was turbulent and volatile, but here, it just seems they really annoyed each other. Beautifully filmed, but you never feel like you are really in the era of Hank Williams. Who are these people and why do they do what they do? I have no idea. I guess "Coal Miner's Daughter" just spoiled us all for the musical biopic forever.
Review of I Saw the Light
