Movie #167: Nashville

Movie #: 167
Movie Title: Nashville
Year Released: 1975

Director: Robert Altman
Notable Cast: Henry Gibson, Ronee Blakley, Geraldine Chaplin, Scott Glenn, Allan F. Nicholls, Cristina Raines, Keith Carradine, Allen Garfield, Lily Tomlin, Ned Beatty, Michael Murphy, Karen Black

Short Description: Over the course of a few hectic days, numerous interrelated people prepare for a political convention as secrets and lies are surfaced and revealed. (IMDB.com)


Rank on the Top 100 Lists (as of 1/7/2013)

AFI.com: #59
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Date Watched: 2/20/2016

Grade: 2.5 out of 5 (Satisfactory)

Rationale: If done right I'm usually a fan of movies that have ensemble casts that are all considered to be the stars, with their own storylines that end up being connected in some way. The stories in Nashville were entertaining, I just had an issue with the sheer amount of "major" characters. The list I provided above is most but not all since there were just some characters that I didn't feel needed to be included. Jeff Goldblum, for example, is in the movie but shown only a few times and says nothing when on screen. His character ultimately seemed pointless. I did like that the musical numbers the characters sang were original and actually performed by the actors, not voiceovers from other singers, but as I thought with the characters, there were too many songs. Literally about an hour of the film features full length songs sung by the characters, a good portion back to back with no breaks in between. Overall there was too much going on.