WALK THE LINE

9 ratings since posting on Friday, November 18, 2005
WALK THE LINE
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Clinton
Clinton
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*****
Great Stuff
I found this amazingly refreshing with both Phoenix and Whitherspoon carrying off a pretty convincing couple emulating these icons. If you love the music and are a bit sentimental or know little or nothing about the legend - go watch it! - Clinton , posted 06/07/07
maria
maria
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****o
touching portrait
Very rarely do I get so touched by a movie
not to give mr phoenix all the creds but his work on this role goes straight down to my heart
I get the rare feeling that this movie isn't only done with a large budget and good actors, it feels like they gave it the time it actually took to make it. Ripe warm loving respectful.
why only 4 stars? Dialogue is sometimes a bit cheap, unneccesary words when acting itself is sort of doing all the job
sometimes its more than perfect though
"You think they forgot?" - maria , posted 11/28/06
skadi
skadi
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****o
walk the line
i liked it quite a bit... - skadi , posted 03/02/06
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Walk the Line - see it if you haven't...
This is one good movie that I highly recommend. It is well cast and acted. It is a poignant story about real love, real people, and about your making dreams come true through thick and thin. - Unsubscribed , posted 02/18/06
Jenni
Jenni
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****o
Good movie, great acting, great music
I was afraid that this movie wouldn't live up to my expectations, but it did. I grew up listening to Johnny Cash LPs, and although I knew most of his story with June, I was excited to learn more. The acting was terrific, with incredible singing. My only wish was that they had spent more time on the songs that so inspired people to love him, The Ballad or Ira Hayes, Man in Black, etc. - Jenni , posted 11/28/05
Jenni
Jenni
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*****
Awesome movie
I LOVED this movie. I never knew much about Johnny Cash, but this movie made his story so much more real to me. I t had such sad moments and brought me to tears more than once. All in all, one of the best movies of the fall! - Jenni , posted 11/28/05
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*****
Even if you are not a fan, go see this movie!!!!
Excellent - Unsubscribed , posted 11/26/05
jessica
jessica
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*****
walk the line
awesome movie of all time. - jessica , posted 11/20/05
T.Paul
T.Paul
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*****
WALK THE LINE ~ An outstanding biopic!
WALK THE LINE
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*This commentary contains no spoilers, but does contain a few plot details*

I went to see this fantastic flick today and, man, was I not disappointed at all!

It was great to see a biopic that isn't just about physical imitation (as Witherspoon & Phoenix don't look like the folks they're playing to start with) and relies on the actor's innate, intense, and instictive portrayal of their character's emotional and psychological truths, and in this pic, there were many truths to relay.

Writer/director James Mangold (Girl, Interrupted, Copland) accomplished what he stated he was setting out to do - to create a film that celebrates both the icon and the fallible man that was Johnny Cash.

Our two leads, Joaquin Phoenix & Reese Witherspoon, both deliver incredible performances reflecting Cash and Cartre's intensities as well as their subtlties.

I must admit that Mangold does juggle the story with what may be seen as too heavy a hand at times, playing up Cash's drug addiction and self-centeredness more so that the portions of life that offered him joy, which is where the concert and musical performance scenes come in and offer the film's viewer's a bit of a break from these torments.

The story is told very simply, thank goodness, and it is a film that could have fallen into a stylized trap. We are introduced to the story at a pivotal point in Cash's carreer & life, just prior to walking onto the stage at Fulsom Prison, and then the story jumps back & unfolds, giving us a good look at Cash's troubled, dirt-poor, childhood, his battles with drugs, his womanizing, and his ego, his tours with June Carter, Elvis, and Jerry Lee Lewis, his obsession with June, all to loop back to the Fulsom scenario and move a wee bit further beyond in his life.

Reese Witherspoon, an actress whom I've always admired, is amazing as the confident & amusing woman behind the mic when speaking, den-mother to the touring gaggle of unruly young men (Elvis, Jerry Lee Lewis, Carl Perkins, & Roy Orbison), June Carter. It was nice to see her in a flick that ain't a comedy for a change! She gets to spread her dramatic wings some.Hey - Whether she's playing a flakey blonde (Legally Blonde) or the not-so-girl-next-door-like 90's gal unwillingly dropped into a 50's TV scenario (Pleasantville), she moves through her characters naturally, with a crackling energy, and with more depth than scripts often offer her.

Phoenix again shows his diversity as an actor deeply dedicated to his craft. I think many may simply percieve him as the "rebel without a cause" sorta actor, and if you find yourself guilty of that inaccurate view of him, catch "WALK THE LINE", as well as his role as Commodus, the spoiled, pretentious, heartless, almost fey emperor in "Gladiator", not to mention his portrayal of the intensely religious, yet contradictory character of the Abbe du Coulmier (next to the brilliant Geoffry Rush) in "Quills."
in "Quills."

All in all, a great lil' movie, especially for those lovers of Cash!

*For those into vintage 50's clothing - You'll be dyin' for the costumes in this movie, not to mention the cars!

Best,
T.Paul
a.k.a.
SwankHipster
www.t-paul.com - T.Paul , posted 11/18/05

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