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Aspect Ratio: 2.35:1
Audience Rating: PG-13 (Parental Guidance Suggested)
Binding: DVD
Brand: TWENTIETH CENTURY FOX HOME ENT
EAN: 0024543224228
Format: AC-3, Closed-captioned, Color, Dolby, DTS Surround Sound, Dubbed, DVD-Video, Subtitled, Widescreen, NTSC
Label: 20th Century Fox
Manufacturer: 20th Century Fox
Number Of Items: 1
Publisher: 20th Century Fox
Region Code: 1
Release Date: February 28, 2006
Running Time: 135 minutes
Sales Rank: 3163
Studio: 20th Century Fox
Theatrical Release Date: November 18, 2005
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Description: Singer. Rebel. Outlaw. Hero. With his driving freight-train chords, steel-eyed intensity and a voice as dark as the night, the legendary ?Man in Black? revolutionized music?and forged his legacy as a genuine American icon. Golden Globe winners Joaquin Phoenix and Reese Witherspoon star (and sing) as Johnny Cash and June Carter in this inspiring true story of one man?s unwavering devotion to his sound, his message and the greatest love of his life.
Amazon.com: A solid and entertaining biopic, Walk the Line works less as a movie than an actors' showcase for its stars. Joaquin Phoenix's total immersion into the skin of singer Johnny Cash is startling--watching it, you can't believe this is the same guy who whined about being 'vexed' in Gladiator. As he evolves from a farm boy to gospel croonin' plunker to the Man in Black, Phoenix disappears into Cash's deep baritone, his way of slinging the guitar onto his back, and his hunched-up style of strumming. But it's more than just picking up mannerisms: Phoenix also sings as Johnny Cash, and it's quite impressive.
The story of how Johnny Cash became Johnny Cash traces from his childhood under a distant father (Robert Patrick) to his early attempts at a music career, during which he married his girlfriend Vivian (Ginnifer Goodwin). During a tour with the likes of Elvis (Tyler Hilton) and Jerry Lee Lewis (Waylon Malloy Payne), he encounters singer June Carter (Reese Witherspoon), and his love for her--and her rejection of him through the years--spurs him into drugs, drinking, and depression. As with most movies based on real-life singers, as his popularity grows, the women come a-flockin', and the childhood demons surface. Witherspoon, who matches Phoenix drawl for drawl, plays June both as a sassy spitfire whose charm breaks your heart, and as a sympathetic friend who tries to help Cash get over--well, her. The love story is what endures, but the movie comes most alive during its musical numbers, and even if you're not a country fan, it may just get you to run out and buy a Johnny Cash album.--Ellen A. Kim
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I've been listening to country music since I was a little girl and the visual portrait I have of Cash is a solemn one. He wore black as a somber statement of the state of the world. Sure, he could joke and cut up, but the picture I have of him is not goofy redneck. Phoenix's performance has been hailed as genius, but I wasn't impressed. After all, it was basically a reprisal of his character in "U-Turn" in which "Ring of Fire" plays each time he appears. This is, of course, a crowd-pleaser and I ... Read More
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Although I'd seen this movie before, I was still blown away by it's depth and the quality of the acting the second time! Reese Witherspoon and Joaquin Phoenix have an undeniable chemistry! Plus, Joaquin's smoldering intensity as the legendary, yet conflicted, Johnny Cash makes this a must watch!
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To be honest, I hadn't seen this movie until the other night. I'm not a fan of country music and therefore I always thought that this wouldn't interest me, yet it was on TV the other night and I got engrossed in it from start to finish. It was a moving story and so well acted.
Joaquin and Reese had amazing chemistry in every scene, but the best was watching them on stage together. I thought they did such a good job singing rather than lip syncing. Joaquin had his vocals down perfectly and ... Read More
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this may be a good movie but I paid for my order and never received it. I am disappointed about this. I know it is not the sellers fault; they did ship it; but I never received it . I may try to order it again.
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I was always a mild fan of Cash's music, so I wasn't entirely devoted to seeing this movie. I did not see it until obtaining the DVD, and at that moment I fell in love with it.
Honestly, I don't know all that much about the man's life so I am not here to be the historical critic. Even so, I believe that this is more or less factual minus the obligatory artistic license. All I know is that it made for a great, great movie.
Joaquin Phoenix... I don't know how he is in comparison ... Read More
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