Review of someone who went to the Boston screening of ISTL
http://letterboxd.com/film/film:225063/

"I saw an early screening of the film. It may not have been fully finished. I'm sure that everyone involved will try to put this in front of awards season, but they should really think twice. It left me flat.

This is a bio-pic of Hank Williams, Sr. and his rise to fame and all the struggles he had with alcohol, pain and fidelity. We've seen this story many times at this point and the notes are just too familiar to produce compelling drama.

Tom Hiddleston and Elizabeth Olsen play Hank and his first wife Audrey Mae. They go through all the motions of a tempestuous relationship filled with passion, resentment and affection, but it all feels very surface level. Though Hiddleston bears a passing resemblance to Williams physically, he never brings dimension to the role. It feels very second hand.

I can't say much for the direction, either. The goal may have been a more matter-of-fact depiction. It doesn't work. Also crammed into this story are a series of interviews with executives and collaborators that come and go with no real impact or explanation as if the audience doesn't understand that Williams was a destructive personality."