There haven’t been many ‘Oscar worthy’ films this year and Fox Searchlight have noticed this, so ever so quietly, they’ve managed to sneak in an early release of Crazy Heart starring Jeff Bridges, in a blatantly obvious attempt at winning an Oscar.

Crazy Heart tells the story of a broken alcoholic country singer (Bridges) who gets his life back on track after finding an emotional spark with a journalist (Maggie Gyllenhaal) writing a story on him.

A few comparisons have already been made to Darren Aronofsky’s The Wrestler, but personally I think it draws more from Walk The Line.

Here’s the official synopsis:

Bad Blake (Bridges) is a broken-down, hard-living country music singer who’s had way too many marriages, far too many years on the road and one too many drinks way too many times. And yet, Bad can’t help but reach for salvation with the help of Jean (Gyllenhaal), a journalist who discovers the real man behind the musician. Bad also becomes the mentor to a contemporary country star, Tommy Sweet (Colin Farrell), while simultaneously struggling in the rising young crooner’s shadow.

Check out the trailer after the jump.

If you’d like to watch it in full HD glory, watch it at Apple