Torn Hearts - Brea Grant – 2022
Set in Nashville’s country music scene, two rising musicians, Jordan and Leigh, seek out their idol, only to find themselves entangled in a twisted pursuit of fame. Good premise squandered by poor execution.
Katey Sagal plays the idol with issues. Crazy how good she still looks. Strange familiar face in this one as well. Josh from The Blair Witch Project plays the manager/boyfriend of Leigh. Hard to recognize under all the facial hair though.
Had a lot of hope for this. Loved director Brea Grant’s movie Lucky from 2020. But couldn’t get behind this movie at all. The writing was lazy as fuck. The reason all the killing and mind fuckery are going down is a mystery.
My female companion grew up in Nashville. Her family was in the biz. She hated it, too, though she could relate better than myself. She mostly didn’t find the flick interesting.
Biggest bright spot was the acting of Abby Quinn who plays the free-spirited Jordan. She was one of the profits or whatever in Knock at the Cabin. Playing the other half of the duo was Alexxis Lemire, who wasn’t great. The character, Leigh, is super lame and stupid.
Overall, nothing special. Music industry horror has some potential, but movie phones it in. Acting is bad. Story is not only meh, but also confusing.
