![]() ![]() Screenwriters: Justin Corsbie, Craig Ugoretz ![]() Early in the film, he establishes his rebel bona fides when, during an awkward ordering session at a diner, he tells his waitress to “hold the chicken salad.” The uncomprehending server doesn’t recognize the reference to Five Easy Pieces, but cineastes sure will.Ĭast: Michael Dorman, Sophia Bush, Dermot Mulroney, RZA, Eric Roberts, Melora Walters, Brian Sacca The New Zealand-born actor, adopting an effective American accent, proves a charismatic presence as the sort of scruffily handsome, guitar-playing bad boy for whom women would be willing to abandon all common sense. That the film proves engrossing throughout is due largely to Michael Dorman ( For All Mankind), in the central role of Jesse. Not that there’s anything wrong with that, but don’t expect something particularly revelatory. The same could be said of Justin Corsbie’s feature debut, based not on a book or a play but rather a song: Todd Snider’s “Just Like Old Times.” The tale of a wandering troubadour afflicted by addiction, gambling and romantic problems, Hard Luck Love Song comes across like, well, a movie based on a country song. ![]() The best country songs are simple, direct and unpretentious. ![]()
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