Songwriter

A good ol' boy comedy-drama, Songwriter flashes enough substance between the songs and the hijinks to qualify as a sometimes astute look into the darker areas of the music business. Willie Nelson plays Doc Jenkins, the title character, who conspires with longtime pal Blackie Buck (Kris ...more

Though not the surprise hit that Honeysuckle Rose, Willie Nelson's first starring vehicle, turned out to be, Songwriter serves as a scruffy, but in surprising ways, more substantial companion piece. Nelson essentially plays himself in both films, a country musician who'd rather play and sing than worry about messy details in life like marital fidelity (Honeysuckle Rose) or the details of contracts (Songwriter). The value of this film, aside from watching Nelson and Kris Kristofferson try to ...more