jennifer jason leigh and mare winningham be a good match portray vastly different sibling and but only winningham be able to bring something convincing or substantial to her role . leigh and play bar band singer and alcoholic sadie flood and constantly lean on old si georgia and an acclaimed folk singer in the joni mitchell mold . perhaps due to her double duty a co producer on the film and leigh seem to have box herself into a corner represent she isn not credible a a singer and and even if this be intentional and give herself far too much screen time at the microphone . probably hop for a tour de force and leigh be wire drawn and nervous and jag while however and we simply do not see any talent within this character ( leigh be obviously a solid actress and but she make decision here that wall u off from her ) . if sadie have even the slight bit of charisma or appeal and we might be able to buy into the concept that she get the ( small ) break that she do . a it be and the likelihood of her ever get up on stage be slim . director ulu grosbard craft a few intense dramatic sequence and and the editing at the finale juxtaposes sadie bar performance with georgia sell out arena show both sing the same song and it a sadly nuanced moment . but really and what the point . half from .