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Walk the Line [2005]
from 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment
starring Joaquin Phoenix, Reese Witherspoon, Robert Patrick, Ginnifer Goodwin, Sandra Ellis-Lafferty
directed by James Mangold

Features:

• Anamorphic
• PAL

Editorial Review:

Charting the life stories of both legendary musician Johnny Cash and singer June Carter, Walk The Line has proven to be among the most popular music biopics of all time. And with good reason.

Spearheaded by two superb performances (which we’ll come to shortly), the film’s main focus is on Cash himself, from his childhood, early successes, eventual troubles through to the legendary concert of Folsom Prison. His journey also takes in drug problems, the tragedy that haunted him and bumpy relationships with the women in his life. Throughout, of course, there’s Cash’s enviable body of musical work, which not only helps provide markers for his story, but makes for an excellent soundtrack to the movie as a whole.

As a film, Walk The Line is resolutely formulaic, with a structure that’ll be familiar to anyone who regularly watches biopics of this ilk. What really helps this one stand tall though are Joaquin Pheonix and Reese Witherspoon. Pheonix is utterly compelling in the lead role, while Witherspoon is back on the form she displayed back in the days of Election.

James Mangold’s direction is fine and uncluttered, and while his film clearly chooses which elements of Cash’s life to focus on (there’s certainly far more to know than you get in the two and a quarter hours here), it works extremely well as an entry point into the life story of a great musician. Even the casual viewer will get a lot from Walk The Line, and it may even compel them to expand their CD collection off the back of it,--Simon Brew

Customer Reviews:

• Avg. Customer Rating: 4.5 / 5.0

• Enjoyable
  This is a movie to be enjoyed by all Cash fans. The two main actors give very good performances including the songs. I thought the portrayal of June Carter to be particularly attractive. Of course much is condensed from the real biography and at times I was glad I had some knowledge of it to understand the film. Similarly, while the songs were fine, the spoken dialogue was often unclear to me so i was glad I knew the basic story. It is a good portrayal of a troubled, turbulent great talent. Now I want to go... more info

• amazing
  i was a bit worried bout watching this as i dont know a thing about johnny cash ! but this movie has got me into all his songs i really love it its one of my all time fave movies i think Joaquin Phoenix and Reese Witherspoon are both amazing in there roles they have alot of chmeistry i lvoe it

• Overlong, but compelling
  Joaquin Phoenix and Reese Witherspoon in a biopic of Johnny Cash, but i'm sure You all know that by now. It is a touch too long, but otherwise compelling viewing and with two great leads. It also grows on you more in the days after you watch it.

• Check the Cash.
  Biopics can never show a full lifetime of events into a couple of hours - but they can try to capture the essence of the life they portray...
  From showing how Johnny lived in the shadow of his late brother, to how he became a father himself; we see how his domestic situation was far from blissful and how this contrasted with the gruelling but increasingly glamorous tours. Beautiful folk singer and all-round-entertainer June represents something Johnny was missing, something deeply exciting - and also... more info

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