‘Heartland’ Review: Jessica Chastain Does Sturdy Work as a Hard-Edged Former Country Music Star Saddled With a Thriller in Name Only

Jessica Chastain plays Misty Jones, a former country music star drawn back to Nashville to search for her missing niece, Charlie. The review says the film promises a dark thriller, but its plot and performances are undermined by a lack of suspense, leaving Chastain to carry a story that rarely gains momentum.

Charlie, a rising singer with 10 albums, has been missing for three days when her father asks Misty for help. The search points towards a stalker and Charlie’s boyfriend, while clues at her home and a shed prompt police to treat the case as a possible murder. The reviewer finds the suspects too obvious and the script too weak to sustain the mystery.