Rotten
Sadly, the movie is a snooze, but see it just for the magnificent Hiddleston, who honors Williams' greatness but also wriggles beyond it.
Stephanie Zacharek, TIME Magazine
Overview
Singer and songwriter Hank Williams rises to fame in the 1940s, but alcohol abuse and infidelity take a toll on his career and marriage to fellow musician Audrey Mae Williams.
Director and cast
- Marc Abraham Director
- Tom Hiddleston as Hank Williams
- Elizabeth Olsen as Audrey Mae Williams
- Wayne Péré as Toby Marshall
- David Krumholtz as James Dolan
- Wrenn Schmidt as Bobbie Jett
- Bradley Whitford as Fred Rose
- Josh Pais as Dore Schary
- Cherry Jones as Lillie Williams
- James DuMont as WB Nowlin
- Joe Chrest as Oscar Davis
Critics on Rotten Tomatoes
Top critics, in their words
19%
Tomatometer
Fresh
Hiddleston is compelling as Williams, the king of hillbilly music, noting that when he finds a note he's fond of, "I like to hang on to it." One might say the same about director Abraham.
Brad Wheeler, Globe and Mail
Fresh
Hiddleston's uncanny musical performances, all filmed live, help redeem a movie that exhibits the flawed brilliance of its subject.
Peter Howell, Toronto Star
Rotten
Saw the Light is not a movie that ever catches fire. One hopes the story will be told again, with more emphasis on what went on inside Hank Williams than on what went on around him.
Jim Slotek, Toronto Sun
Rotten
There's some drinkin', some cheatin', some yellin', and some cryin'. But there ain't nothin' here that explains why, as Williams tells us, all kinds of people write to him just to share their troubles.
Matthew Lickona, San Diego Reader
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