Walk the Line (DVD, 2006, Widescreen)

I’m really glad that they made this movie. It made me understand and appreciate what all the hype was about regarding Johnny Cash because he was before my time and so I never knew much about him as a person. I liked that both actors were made to actually sing and play their instruments. Acting, on both parts, was phenomenal. It’s definitely one of the better movies I’ve seen lately.

Walk the Line (2006, DVD)
Johnny Cash is played flawlessly by Joaqin Pheonix, alongside Reese Witherspoon in this tale based on the life of the legend himself. Both of the sing there hearts out in a performance you will remember! Thanks for reading my opinion, and if you'ld like to check out my store, I am permitted by ebay to provide you a link here:
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In WALK THE LINE, Joaquin Phoenix shows that he's come a long way since his role as the crazy Caesar in GLADIATOR.

Those going into WALK THE LINE thinking it's a comprehensive film bio of Johnny Cash may perhaps come out slightly disappointed. While there's a relative brief sequence of his early years growing up on an Arkansas cotton farm, an even briefer sequence of his time in the Air Force in the early 50s, the film really begins in 1955 when, failing as a door-to-door salesman and wannabe gospel singer, he cuts a rock 'n' roll record for Sun Studios in Memphis and his career as a CW crooner takes off. The film ends with his marriage to June Carter in 1968. In between, against the backdrop of early hits, it focuses on his failed marriage to first wife Vivian (Ginnifer Goodwin), his self-destructive abuse of amphetamines, and rocky relationship with singer/actress Carter (Reese Witherspoon), a twice-divorced single mother of two.

The real treat of WALK THE LINE is watching Phoenix and Witherspoon amaze with Oscar-caliber dramatic performances. Who would have suspected that the latter was capable of anything other than light comedy?

In case you haven't seen the film and you're wondering, Phoenix and Witherspoon themselves sing the Cash/Carter material; they're surprisingly effective. Mind you, I've never been such a Cash fan that I've possessed any of his albums, and I've only previously downloaded one of his songs ("City of New Orleans"). Indeed, when Phoenix and Witherspoon recreate the Cash/Carter duet of "Jackson", my first thought was: Didn't Nancy Sinatra and Lee Hazlewood do that?

Coming out of the screening, my wife remarked that Phoenix sounded very much like Johnny himself. My response was a non-committal but prudent "Mmmm". Back home at the computer, I downloaded a couple more Cash songs, including his "Jackson" duet with Carter. To my ears, the real Cash had a singing voice that was slightly hoarser, and with a more pronounced slow drawl than Joaquin's version. While that doesn't detract from the actor's performance, it may cause purists to grumble.

The film's opening scene is of two guards on a tower at Folsom Prison listening to the bass "thump, thump, thump" washing over the prison yard from the hall in which Cash is about to perform his famous concert before the inmates. My wife and I were sitting in the front row of the studio screening theater and the sound reverberated through our bones. I knew then that WALK THE LINE was going to be an exceptional film.

I loved this movie. Was not bored and went on to research on the internet all about their lives after seeing it.

I really didn't know anything about Johnny Cash or June Carter before seeing this movie. All I really knew was that Johnny Cash had recently passed away not to long ago. This movie opened me up to a whole other kind of music. Through most of the movie my foot was tapping along to the beat.

This movie shows a great man who had many struggles throughout his life. Everything from wanting his fathers love to drugs and drinking. It also shows a woman who knows what she wants. The two of them fit together perfectly. If you don't know who Johnny Cash is, you should still is this movie! It was one of the best movies I probably have ever seen. The actors were great and the music was wonderful!

I think Joaquin Phoenix is terrific, but when I heard he was cast in this Johnny Cash biopic, I had my doubts. I was wrong. Both Joaquin and Reese Witherspoon are absolutely fabulous in this surprisingly romantic film. It's solid from top to bottom and well worth seeing.

The performances in this movie will bring you to tears, make you laugh and ripe your emotional self limb from limb, If you only veiw one movie this month, please make it this

This is a great movie has many colorful characters including Elvis, Jerry Lee Lewis, and the greatest of them all Johnny Cash. This movie has something for everyone young old man or woman you cant go wrong with this movie real life drama and heartbreak with a wild ride and a love story. If you have not seen this movie buy it now and watch it twice.

This was one of the best laid out movies of the year!!!! A definite must for any movie collector. It was informative, inspiring and REAL.The actors were very good noone is Johnny Cash or June Carter and can be exact but they did an excellant job of portraying them. It made 2 singers into real people.

I absolutely loved this movie. I didn't know much about Johnny or June Cash previously - but I have fallen in love with them thanks to Joaquin and Reese!! Excellent - definitely worth buying.

I loved the movie because it told the truth about their lives and the obstacles they had to overcome to find each other. I believe they played their roles very well. It was the kind of movie to keep you glued to the television. I would watch it again.

I must say.. To me this movie was excellent. I watched this movie and it right about 2 hours long and it just flew by. I must say I Knew NOTHING about Mr. Cash, other than he was a good song writer and good performer and had many hits for the older generation.. I am in the twenty something age bracket.. As I watched this movie I watch Cash ( Joaquin Phoenix) Struggle from the ealry ages of his life in Arkansas to becoming the Contry legend and recording star at Sun Records in Memphis. The battles with his Father his small stint in the army to the troubles of his first marriage. All the way through his first album and tour where he met June Carter ( Reese Witherspoon), Who Was a counrty singer who did not have the pipes to sing.. Well Johnny fell in lover with her, and it takes you on a wild ride as June battles with her inner demons!! This movie Was Fantastic.. If you are on the fence on this move I suggest you watch it

My grade A- Great acting, Great Singing (actors all sang there own parts) I wish This movie was longer!!!

This movie was outstanding and Reese & Joaquin did a wonderful job portraying Johnny Cash and June Carter--Joaquin sounded so much like Johnny it was like Johnny was alive all over again... And it also made me wonder if Reese ever thought about going into singing herself or if she had in the past!?...she was a wonderful singer..

This movie also helped me learn alot of Johnny Cash that I didn't know.. I've learned so much about him and also his relationship with June Carter...

The movie felt so real, and Reese and Joaquin were just truly amazing--I could never tire of watching this movie.

They both did a great job singing. I loved this movie. One of the best I have seen in a while. Goes into a tremindous love story over years. Any Cash fan young or old has to see this movie.

J.R. Cash takes an early interest in music while growing up on an Arkansas cotton farm in the Great Depression. He is very close to his elder brother Jack, who dies in an accident involving a table saw in 1944 when J.R. is out fishing. His guilt about this event is not helped when his father blames him as well, so it comes as a welcome escape when he is old enough to enlist in the air force and is sent to Germany. Inspired by a film he sees there, Inside the Walls of Folsom Prison (1951) he composes a song, "Folsom Prison Blues." Leaving the air force Cash marries and attempts to succeed as a door-to-door salesman in Memphis, Tenn. but his heart is in music and he succeeds in an audition with Sam Phillips at Sun Records. Soon Johnny is touring and meets June Carter, who has been a country star since childhood. Although they are drawn to each other, they are married to others. Touring takes a toll on Johnny's marriage, and in the 1960's he becomes addicted to amphetamines. His marriage ends and June helps him beat the drug dependency. Reading fan letters from prisoners inspires Cash to perform a concert at Folsom Prison, which leads to a very successful album. June finally accepts Johnny's proposal of marriage given as they perform together on stage in Ontario in February, 1968

Loved This Movie.... Didn't hurt that I was a Johnny Cash fan years ago!

The plot moved along nicely, the actors were very good at their roles,
and I thought that I really was watching Johnny & June during their performances onstage!

Definitely worth viewing if you are a Johnny Cash fan, or a country western fan!

Michael

When I was a little girl I remember my dad listening to the likes of Johnny Cash and June Carter. Whenever we went somewhere in the old red pickup truck dad would have some country station on that was playing Johnny Cash. I was able to memorize many of his songs.
Seeing Walk the Line brought those songs to life for me.
I love seeing movies about Musical legends and what their lives were like. The hardships that Johnny Cash faced in his life were so surreal. I'd like to say he overcame them but as the movie portrays life's experiences ate at him.
Juoaqin Phoenix and Reese Witherspoon make an awesome team as Johnny Cash and June Carter.

Joaquin Phoenix and Reese Witherspoon were the perfect people for the parts of Johnny Cash and June Carter! They mastered the music, really capturing the amazement of the pair! The costumes and the narration are great! If you are a fan of Johnny Cash or only of good movies definitely get this movie!

This is what I call excellence in movie making.
This is a story about people; albeit some famous ones, but a human story that real people can touch and feel and relate to. It is a love story, a living story and a story of facing challenges in life and finding winning ways.
Even if you forget about the great music, even if you remove the story book marriage proposal on a theatre stage that just doesn't happen in most of our lives, you get to see and feel man and women. You can reduce this musical movie to pure drama, and this one would continue to ring my bell.
Excellence in acting and superior Direction - BRAVO ! If you FEEL life, this is a must see.

This was a wonderful movie. I have to say though at first I thought it was going to be boring. After it got going, it was really good. I couldn't tear myself away. Reese Witherspoon was great as always. She is such a good actress. This movie made laugh and cry. It is one of the best movies I have seen. Regardless if you are a Johnny Cash fan or not you will love this movie. I know because he was before my time, and I was reluctant to watch it. I am so glad that I did. It is a very romantic love story and accurate display of what drugs can do to ones life. It also shows that you can overcome it.

Walk The Line was one of the many movies I watched on a long plane trip to Japan. Instead of sleeping… I was entranced by the biographical life of Johnny Cash, and the likeness of which Joaquin Phoenix had to the late crooner.
Reese Witherspoon’s portrayal of June Carter, was a far cry from her blonde bimboesque character in Legally Blonde. (An Oscar well deserved in my books)
This is a true life love story with all the bumps and bruises that come along with love and life.
A good DVD to rent and watch on a quiet evening, with a big bowl of popcorn.

This movie is a great tribute to a legend like Johnny Cash. I was a little concerned about Phoenix and Witherspoon tackling his songs (especially since Johnny has such a deep penetrating voice) but both actors did Johnny and June proud! Phoenix really picked up on some of the nuances in Cash's character and Reese gave her best acting to date! A beautiful biography and love story, a must-see!

This movie has a little bit of everything - from drama to comedy to heartbreak. Whether or not you have ever heard a Johnny Cash song, and even if you're not a big fan, I don't think there is any way anyone could not enjoy this movie. The acting and singing by both Phoenix and Witherspoon is superb - noone else could have performed as well in these two roles of Johnny Cash and June Carter Cash - the incredible range of skills possessed by these two actors is unbelievable. Although there is references to drugs and what little sex there is, I believe it is a movie that can be seen and enjoyed by the entire family - I know my whole family did!