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Walk the Line
(2005)
Love is a burning
thing.
Director: James Mangold, rated PG-13 for language,
drug abuse
  Starring:
Joaquin Phoenix, Reese Witherspoon, Ginnifer Goodwin, Robert Patrick, McGhee
Monteith, Dallas Roberts, Dan John Miller, Larry Bagby, Shelby Lynne, Tyler
Hilton, Waylon Payne, Shooter Jennings
DML Rating:
★★★★★★★★★☆
- near perfect
"My Daddy's right. It
should have been me on that saw. Jack was so good. He would have
done so many good things. What have I done? Just hurt everybody
I know. I know I've hurt you. I'm nothin'." –
Johnny Cash
Why watch this?
This amazing, heart-rending film takes us on the road with a
legend.
Plot Summary: This
biographical drama explores the life of country music icon
Johnny Cash, from his humble beginnings in rural Arkansas to his
explosive rise to fame. As his career takes off, his personal
life begins to unravel due to his struggles with substance abuse
and the breakdown of his first marriage. Ultimately, his
tempestuous romance and musical collaboration with fellow singer
June Carter become the driving force behind his personal
redemption and legendary success.
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Dad's Preview:
I am a Johnny Cash fan, not because I grew up with him,
but through discovery in my thirties. There is an
Americana honesty that he brings like no other. His five
American series albums, which he recorded late in
his life, are must-haves if you like music. This is the
telling of his hard-scrapple Arkansas roots, his rise to
fame, and the hard road to get to the only woman he ever
loved. This man lived a life worth hearing about.
Joaquin Phoenix's performance is so damn good. The only
better performance is that of Reese Witherspoon as June
Carter. She is incredible, as the feisty, funny and
angelic Miss Carter; and she deservedly won the Best
Actress Oscar. They both did all the musical work
including the vocals. Wow. When the final credits
rolled, I felt like I had experienced their
tumultuous lives, and now I more clearly understood the
man in black.
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Fox 2000 Pictures;
20th Century Fox
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