this is really the perfect movie to watch right before the oscars because mr. wakeen has been consistently outstanding in everything he does, specifically in walk the line, the master, her, and you were never really here to name a FEW, and has never won so remember to keep in mind tomorrow two things: 1.) absolutely nothing matters and 2.) now that we have lost daniel day lewis (to RETIREMENT, don’t worry) joaquin phoenix is the closest thing we’ve got and we must treasure him

i’m currently trying to pay attention to this but 30 seconds after i started my best friend texted me “joaq the line” and now all i can think about is that pun
anyway long story short is the subject of this film should have been june

reese witherspoon and joaquin phoenix BECAME june carter and johnny cash. their chemistry is one of the most beautiful things i’ve ever seen and i could watch them sing together forever. honestly - the performances of an absolute lifetime. this completely blew me away. wow

johnny cash at some point in his life probably: they always say yeehaw but never ask haw yee 😔

Couldn’t stop laughing because I would watch a scene and remember the Walk Hard scene it inspired 😪

In a post-Walk Hard world, this doesn't suffer as much as Ray.

joaquin phoenix 🤝 daniel day-lewis 🤝 philip seymour hoffman
                being the best actors in modern cinema

joaquin im-freaking-hot-in-every-role-i-play phoenix

While there are a ton of simplifications to the story, this is probably one of the most well-done music biopics (that take the traditional route) that I’ve seen. The performances by Phoenix and Witherspoon are fantastic, and the movie wouldn’t be the same without them.

Reese witherspoon: *sings*
Me: The Academy Award for Best Actress is an award presented annually by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS). It is given in honor of an actress who has delivered an outstanding performance in a leading role while working within the film industry.

Johnny Cash is a jackass and an arsehole towards his first wife. But doggone it, Phoenix really nailed it down well, even to Cash’s mannerisms, and Witherspoon was pretty captivating at times.

Did you know that Phoenix and Witherspoon performed all of the songs themselves? They also played the auto harp and guitar themselves, too. That’s impressive.

Since the story focused heavily on Cash’s rough side, I can see how this will be unlikeable to certain viewers. If you can get past its character flaws and focus on its strong central performance, you’ll find it entertaining.

This is a solid music biopic and because of the music genre (country) the appeal and connection will certainly vary from person to person. I love both I Walk the Line and Ring of Fire songs.

Joaquin and Reese Witherspoon are both great in this, and their chemistry is very strong. The fact that they both sang the songs and learned to play the instruments themselves is really, really impressive and I give them a ton of credit for pulling it off so well. At the beginning I was sure it was Joaquin singing, but as the movie progressed, he sounded more and more like Johnny Cash. I actually had to look it up, it was that good.

The only problem I have with this biopic is that it’s very formulaic, which makes it less interesting than it could be otherwise. I’ve seen Walk Hard as well, but it doesn’t affect my opinion of this film much; I love both of them.

This review may contain spoilers. I can handle the truth.

This is great! Witherspoon and Phoenix both kill it. A solid biopic that doesn't feel boring. Johnny Cash should have listened to Nancy Reagan and just said no to drugs.

Still Cinema at its finest. I love this movie so much. Joaquin deserved the Oscar and Reese definitely deserved hers.

Might be the best music biopic

Everyone talks so much shit about The Joker (2019) when they haven’t even seen the prequel 🥱🤦
smdh

I can’t think of a better casting choice than Reese Witherspoon as June Carter. She seems to be born for the role. Her and Phoenix give so much life and personality to these titanic characters. And speaking of casting, there really aren’t any misses here. Phoenix is outstanding, Patrick is as intimidating as he was as T1000, I can go on. The music sequences are as superb as the original music itself.

johnny cash is truly the king of country. he did so many terrible things but by god this movie comforts me also reese witherspoon tore this role UP the world will never be the same 10/10

Good show from Phoenix and Witherspoon and some cracking tunes

This was brilliant 👍🏻 I loved the vibes around it and the songs all amazing 9/10

beautiful acting w/ great chemistry, some amazing directorial moments and parallels w/ the first act. don’t have to be interested in johnny cash to understand it’s a good film.

There’s a version of a song in this film that is actually better than the original

I’m such a Joaquin Phoenix fanboy that I prefer his versions of Johnny Cash’s songs over Johnny Cash himself.