Walk the Line
2005 Directed by James Mangold
Synopsis
Love is a burning thing.
A chronicle of country music legend Johnny Cash's life, from his early days on an Arkansas cotton farm to his rise to fame with Sun Records in Memphis, where he recorded alongside Elvis Presley, Jerry Lee Lewis and Carl Perkins.
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A biopic that never feels stale, thoroughly entertains and moves you as it takes you through the twists and turns and highs and lows of the life of arguably the best country musician of all-time, Johnny Cash. Joaquin Phoenix is phenomenal as always, fully embodying Cash. He looks like him and sounds like him, and I was gobsmacked to find out that he sang every single song. Reese Witherspoon is also brilliant as the sassy and charming June Carter. More than anything else, the film is an excellent study of their relationship, and that is largely down to the exuberant chemistry between the two leads. This film had me intrigued, engrossed, grinning, and at some parts, close to tears. I…
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Dios, country, rock y drogas. Estados Unidos de América.
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OK... years ago I read Cash by Johnny Cash. It's a lovely autobiography filled with amazing anecdotes and bittersweet tales of fuck-ups and tragedies.
James Mangold's film does an extremely good job of focussing on a very finite period of The Man In Black's life. The cast are incredible, and while Joaquin Phoenix does a stand-up job filling JR Cash's boots, he never 100% seals the deal for me.
The film is very much a love story as opposed to something like La Vie En Rose which incorporated love interests from Edith Piaf's life and showed a far more extensive chunk of the life of a legend.
T-Bone Burnett's music throughout is outstanding and the tone is never less than… -
Joaquin Phoenix is great in this.
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Biopic del gran Johnny Cash reencarnado en la piel de Joaquin Phoenix con una interpretación impecable. Reese Witherspoon se llevó el Oscar por interpretar a June Carter. La química entre ellos es maravillosa.
Quizá demasiado larga pero con un emotivo final que merece la pena. Las actuaciones, los números musicales y la buena dirección eclipsan todo lo malo que le puedas encontrar.--*--*--*--*--
Biopic about Johnny Cash with a flawless Joaquin Phoenix's performance. Reese Witherspoon won the Oscar for playing June Carter. The chemistry between them is wonderful.
Maybe too long but the end is worth. The performances, the musical scenes and the great direction outshine bad things that you can find. -
Joaquin Phoenix and Reese Witherspoon are phenomenal in this film. Amazing film.
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Just an amazing film, I could see no other playing Johnny Cash other than Joaquin Phoenix. Definitely in my top 10 favorite films, for sure.
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Engaging and superbly performed, and a well-deserved tribute to the late Mr. Cash. The most critical flaw is Joaquin Phoenix in the lead role. Through no fault of his own, he's unsuited for the task - you just can't just cast one famous person as another. At no point in the film does he elevate from playing Johnny Cash to being Johnny Cash. He's too familiar a face, and Cash too large a legend. The movie suffers because you can't engage in the kind of suspension of disbelief that would make it a perfect experience.
The film also failed - dismally - to explore Johnny's spiritual battle, particularly his suicidal descent into Nickajack Cave in 1967. Lost in the darkness,…
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"Walk The Line" me encanto. Poder conocer la historia de una legenda del Country ya es algo llamativo, pero las actuaciones lo hicieron algo superlativo, Joaquin Phoenix es un mostro, Reese Whiterspoon realizó la mejor actuación de su carrera, la música está de 10. Grande Johnny Cash.
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An okay film with some good performances. Though Johnny Cash is a fascinating subject matter and the music gets a nice center stage treatment, the film falls into the same tired old biopic tropes without giving us anything very fresh. Enjoyable, but not the remarkable work it might have been.
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A decent film that's made special by Joaquin Phoenix's spirited channeling of Johnny Cash. Reese Witherspoon isn't that far behind him as his wife.
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Dios, country, rock y drogas. Estados Unidos de América.
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Solid Johnny Cash biopic, it goes back and forth in time to tell the story and dutifully relies on the two leads' performances. It's worth noting that both Phoenix and Witherspoon use their own voice while singing
(la5 - interrupted halfway through)
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This review reportedly contains spoilers. I can handle the truth.
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JP 5, film 4