This is a painful movie to watch, but is still well worth it, especially if you have a soft spot for some of his music. Hank Williams Jr, had a lot of self confidence and a dream of performing at the Grand Ole Opry from an early age. He also had a need to be married but not the concomitant need to be faithful to said wife. His first marriage was very tumultuous as a result. He also had a very bad drinking problem at a very young age, which led to a number of other problems, none of which are side stepped in the movie.
Williams was a songwriter and a performer with equal parts talent at both. He wrote memorable songs with his own stamp on them--but the drink is what took him down, and he died at the young age of 29 years. I had no idea the scope of what he wrote that I like, and no idea that he died so young.
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