“I write what I write and I sing what I sing because that’s what I do,” explains Hank Williams (Tom Hiddleston) in “I Saw the Light,” clearing up any confusion you may have had. That line sums up the movie, a low-energy version of “Walk the Line.” Directed by Marc Abraham (“Flash of Genius”), it’s a meandering, soggy tale of the last eight years of the alcoholic country-and-western singer who died at 29. Beginning with a rainy gas-station wedding between Hank and would-be singer Audrey (Elizabeth Olsen), the movie and its lead actor skim the surface of Williams, offering little insight into his art on the one hand or his philandering and boozing on the other. Vague supporting characters wander in and out, huffing at the drinking, but Williams never seems like an important figure, much less a titanic one. Hiddleston (who, like Olsen, is best known for his “Avengers” alter ego) does his own singing, but can’t quite duplicate Williams’ high-pitched twang any more than the movie can re-create the excitement of his career. “I Saw the Light” is as vital as a two-hour shrug.
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