I Saw the Light's title refers to one of his songs, but it's hard to believe that Hank Williams ever did see the light. Perhaps a better name for Marc Abraham's well-crafted biopic would be His Cheatin' Heart, for this motion picture concentrates on the marital distress between a philandering Williams and his flat-singing wife (played with vibrancy by Elizabeth Olsen). British actor Tom Hiddleston is compelling as Williams, the king of hillbilly music, noting that when he finds a note he's fond of, "I like to hang on to it." One might say the same about director Abraham. (14A) Brad Wheeler
Hank Williams bio-pic concentrates on the musician’s tumultuous marriage
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