When a young relative goes missing, a jaded former country star returns to the industry that chewed her up in 'Country Strong' director Shana Feste's thriller, which can be gaudy fun, but eventually peters out.
By Guy Lodge
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©Netflix/Courtesy Everett Collection Misty Jones keeps her Grammy in the fridge, alongside a near-empty Tupperware of chicken broth and, well, not a whole lot else: A former country superstar turned burnt-out rural hermit, she more or less lives off what once was, but her memories don’t exactly nourish her. Peculiar details like these enliven “Heartland,” a missing-person mystery that returns writer-director Shana Feste to the Nashville milieu of her 2010 sophomore feature “Country Strong.” So does Jessica Chastain‘s surprisingly brash, beery performance as Misty, whose no-bullshit demeanor serves her well when she must turn amateur detective, investigating the disappearance of a relative who happens to be a rising country star herself.
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