In town for his latest gig, Blake meets Jean Craddock (Maggie Gyllenhaal), a sympathetic reporter who has come to do a story on him. He unexpectedly warms to her, and a romance begins, then the singer finds himself at a crossroads that may threaten his last shot at happiness.

A phenomenal, heart-breaking performance from Bridges, which won him the Best Actor Oscar, powers this simple but affecting redemption story.