Pure Country: Pure Heart
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| Directed by | Damon Santostefano |
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| Cinematography | Bradford Lipson |
| Edited by | Lizzy Calhoun |
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| Distributed by | Warner Bros. Home Entertainment |
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Running time | 84 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
Pure Country: Pure Heart is a 2017 American country musical directed by Damon Santostefano. It is a standalone sequel to Pure Country 2: The Gift (2010), and the third and final film in the Pure Country trilogy. The plot story of teenage sisters who go to Nashville when they discover their late father was a country music singer.
Plot
[edit]Ada Spencer and her younger sister, Piper, are high schoolers living in a rural Tennessee farmhouse with their widowed mother Elizabeth and their grandmother, Meemaw. When a water pipe bursts, the girls find a Silver Star and other information about their father, whom their mother never talks about. Over the next few days, the girls repeatedly lie and say they are going to the farm of Ada's friend, Justine, but actually catch rides with Justine to go learn more about their father. At the nearby State Veteran's Home, they meet Iraq War veteran Henry Monroe, who tells them about serving in the Marines with their father in 2004, when their father saved his live by jumping on a grenade. They also meet C.J. Simms, a Korean War veteran and musician who is impressed by their singing voices.
They learn that their father had been a country music singer, so they travel to Nashville to learn more about him. They meet Declan, who soon strikes up a relationship with Ada. Declan helps them meet Marq Dunn, the lady with whom their father had written and recorded his music. After hearing them sing, Marq invites them back to Nashville to record a song. The sisters get in trouble when Elizabeth finally learns that they have been lying about their whereabouts. They respond that their mother is a liar for never telling them the truth about their father's music and military careers. Eventually Meemaw reveals that their father had stopped his music, of his own accord, when he met Elizabeth and wanted to start a family. Elizabeth visits Marq, reconciling with her and admitting that she always felt a little jealous, but also a little guilty about taking Brian away from the musical opportunities he and Marq could have had. leading to Ada and Piper singing one of their father's songs, on stage with Willie Nelson and Marq, at a fund raiser for veterans.
Cast
[edit]- Kaitlyn Bausch as Ada Spencer
- Cozi Zuehlsdorff as Piper Spencer
- Dara Sisterhen as Justine Sloan
- Amanda Detmer as Elizabeth Spencer
- Laura Bell Bundy as Marq Dunn
- Matthew Barnes as Declan Martino
- Myra Turley as Meemaw
- Lawrence Turner as Henry Monroe
- Ronny Cox as CJ Simms
- Willie Nelson as himself
- Shawn Michaels as Ted
Production
[edit]In 2017 it was confirmed that Shawn Michaels would perform in Pure Country: Pure Heart alongside Willie Nelson and Laura Bell Bundy.[1]
Soundtrack
[edit]Track listing
[edit]- Keep Asking Why – Kate York
- Stand By Me – Kaitlyn Bausch, Cozi Zuehlsdorff
- Slide – Kaitlyn Bausch, Cozi Zuehlsdorff
- Silver City – Ronny Cox
- Sing A Little Higher – Matthew Barnes
- The Grass Ain’t Greener – Laura Bell Bundy
- Pass It On – Mostly Monas
- We Don't Run – Kaitlyn Bausch, Cozi Zuehlsdorff
- Nobody's Stranger Anymore – Kaitlyn Bausch, Cozi Zuehlsdorff
- Hold On To Hope – Kaitlyn Bausch, Cozi Zuehlsdorff
- Lean On You – Cassidy Ford, Casey Black
- Like a Country Boy – Dallas Davidson
- We Don't Run – Willie Nelson feat. Kaitlyn Bausch, Cozi Zuehlsdorff, Laura Bell Bundy
- Something Calling My Name – Jill Andrews
Release
[edit]Pure Country: Pure Heart initially screened at the Stagecoach Festival in Indio, California on April 30, 2017.[2] The film was given an additional special screening at the Mid-First Bank Theater in This was followed by a direct-to-DVD release in August of 2017.[3] Per Rentrak Corp and King Features Syndicate, the movie was one of the top 10 DVD sales for the weeks of August 25 and September 3, 2017.[4][5]
Reception
[edit]The Spokesman-Review rated the movie at three stars.[6] Common Sense Media's Renee Schonfeld also gave the film three stars, stating that "The movie isn't original, but it's entertaining enough, the music is fun, and resolution comes easily."[1]
Wide Open Country's Addie Moore did a retrospective on both Pure Country: Pure Heart and Pure Country 2: The Gift in 2020. In her article she opined that the third film felt "more like a continuation of the second film than the original" but that the story would be relatable to young women. She also noted that "Like the previous two movies, it was never confused as Oscar material, but its heart was in the right place."[7]
References
[edit]- ^ a b Robinson, Byron (May 7, 2017). "HBK to star in WWE Studios film". The Montgomery Advertiser (Newspapers.com).
- ^ Pena, Xochitl (April 29, 2017). "Five new and cool things at Stagecoach". The Desert Sun (Newspapers.com).
- ^ Bentley, Rick (August 2, 2017). "Ronny Cox sings praises of 'Pure Country: Pure Heart'". The Day (Newspapers.com).
- ^ "Top 10 Movies". Whitehorse Daily Star (Newspapers.com). August 25, 2017.
- ^ "Top 10 Video and DVD". The Cincinnati Enquirer (Newspapers.com). September 3, 2017.
- ^ Bobbin, Jay (July 30, 2017). "View from the couch". The Spokesman-Review (Newspapers.com).
- ^ Moore, Addie (2020-02-01). "Revisiting the Underrated 'Pure Country' Sequels". Wide Open Country. Retrieved 2024-11-01.