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Enough already, "Kranks" bashers. My wife and I talked about the movie after seeing the trailer before "Spider-Man 2," and we were not disappointed. It's not Oscar-winning material, but I'd rather watch a light-hearted movie like this (a matinée for $5.25) than any "Kill Bill" or "Lord of the Rings" extravaganza. Tim Allen, Dan Aykroyd and Jamie Lee Curtis have done MUCH better work, but who cares. If you want, or need, to laugh and feel good when you leave the theater, check out the "Kranks." I don't consider myself the most sophisticated movie-watcher, but neither my wife nor I, nor anyone watching with us, walked out of the theater.

Anyone who believes this movie is a true depiction of Hank Williams' life must know nothing about the man's life or walked into the wrong movie. At age 10, after seeing this movie twice at my small town's theater, I almost had a fight with my best friend and next-door neighbor about the account of Williams' death, which anyone who knows the true story will find ludicrous. Meaning no disrespect to the actress or the person on this board who considers her a great actress, but Susan Oliver's on-screen appeal escapes detection. And asking George Hamilton to portray one of the most charismatic performers of the 20th Century is simply laughable. Red Buttons gives it the old college try and Arthur O'Connell is OK as Fred Rose. In the right hands, a film version of Hank Williams' life story might be compelling entertainment. This isn't it.