Biography of country singer Hank Williams begins very promisingly, with vivid black-and-white cinematography and a surprisingly strong performance by George Hamilton in the lead. So what went wrong? The picture slowly dissipates, sinking into that all-too-familiar vat of clichés once Williams attains stardom and all of life's woes fall upon his shoulders. Yes, it might have actually happened this way--but if so, it is all the more sorrowful for Williams, his legacy and his followers. An eventually dispiriting--and unmemorable--enterprise. Hank Williams, Jr. supplied the vocals for Hamilton when the original recordings might have just sufficed. ** from ****