Ginnifer Goodwin, Joaquin Phoenix, Larry Bagby
"Walk the Line" follows the early years in the career of American music legend Johnny Cash. The young Cash sets out on life's journey battered by his brother's accidental death and an abusive father, ...( read more
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DVD Release Date: February 28, 2006
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September 30, 2009I thought Joaquin Phoenix was brilliant and I liked the way the story was based on Cash's relationship with June Carter. As a Johnny Cash fan I thought there was possibly more it could have told us about the man and the typical Biography clichés are rife but on the whole, great f...( read more)
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July 22, 2009When watching any biopic, one fact should remain with the viewer: the events on screen can often be combinations/alterations of real life occurrences, often heightened for drama (as much as I love Ed Wood, I acknowledge things like Tor Johnson's kids being older than they were at...( read more)
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February 15, 2009This biopic first tells the story of Johnny Cash's walk to success and then concentrates on his difficult relationship with his later wife June Carter, both being very convincingly portrayed by Phoenix, respectively Witherspoon. The movie flows wonderfully, from his childhood, ov...( read more)
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December 29, 2008"Love is a burning thing."
James Mangold's Walk the Line tells the life story of country music legend Johnny Cash (Joaquin Phoenix), focusing primarily on the long courtship he had with June Carter (Reese Witherspoon). The film is structured as an extended flashback ope...( read more) -
November 8, 2008Two Thumbs Up For Phoenix And Witherspoon. With outstanding lead performances, a gripping love story of redemption and great music it is a heart-capturing film. Oscar bound performance by Reese Witherspoon a highlight of her career. You'll be ginning and singing for a long time.
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November 19, 2009Joaquin Phoenix and Reese Witherspoon, awesome actors. And beautiful story.
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November 19, 2009I'm into bio's--really thought Joaquin should have won an Oscar for his performance. Incredible.
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November 16, 2009"An Unprovacative , unendearing melo-dramatic-ode to the Cash's that's no fun to hear as well as look at"
It is a "Passionless,egotistical,flawing story inside a nostolgic, dead-on portral with lifeless flair." -
Critic Reviews
February 7, 2006
Kurt Loder, MTV
November 18, 2005
Stephanie Zacharek, Salon.com
If Walk the Line isn't the full story of Johnny Cash, it's at least a crucial corner of it, a way of coaxing a legend down to a human scale, without shrinking that legend away to nothingness. full review
November 18, 2005
Amy Biancolli, Houston Chronicle
Joaquin Phoenix isn't Johnny Cash. But with the clip-clop of rhythms behind him, aiming his guitar like a gun, he puts on one sensational show. full review
November 18, 2005
Liam Lacey, Globe and Mail
The problem is that the movie plays down almost everything that made Cash great: the train rumble of a voice, the direct, poetic truth of his best lyrics, the invention of his outlaw image and his con... full review
November 17, 2005
A.O. Scott, The New York Times
Johnny Cash gets the musical biopic treatment in this moderately entertaining, never quite convincing chronicle of his early years.
November 17, 2005
Colin Covert, The Minneapolis Star Tribune
There's no mistaking the sound of Johnny Cash, and Walk the Line gets it just right. full review
November 17, 2005
Roger Ebert, Chicago Sun-Times
Johnny Cash sang like he meant business...Walk the Line, with its dead-on performances by Joaquin Phoenix and Reese Witherspoon, helps you understand that quality. full review
November 17, 2005
David Edelstein, NPR's Fresh Air
In spite of its standard biopic gaps and simplifications, Walk the Line gets the big things right. full review
November 14, 2005
Peter Travers, Rolling Stone
There's no denying the biopic cliches, but Phoenix and Witherspoon jump even those hurdles. It's going to be hard for audiences and the Academy not to show them some love. full review
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March 12, 2009I love Walk the Line with Joaquin Phoenix and Reese Witherspoon. I have Walk the Line on DVD with Joaquin Phoenix and Reese Witherspoon. Walk the Line is my favorite Joaquin Phoenix and Reese Witherspoon movie. In Walk the Line I liked Johnny, June, Johnny's girls, June's girls, Johnny's Parents and June's Parents. I have Walk the Line the 2005 movie sopundtrack on My IPod.
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June 28, 2008I love this film! The actors were amazing and he actully sounded like Jc when he sung. jc is a legend!
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June 3, 2008saw this for the first time the other night and i absolutley loved it i went straight out and got it on dvd and have watched it again and again lol. brilliant movie reece & joaquin make the movie outstanding its great to watch their friendship take time and turn into love!!
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May 12, 2008music videos directed by Joaquin Phoenix:
Ringside - Tired of being sorry > http://youtube.com/watch?v=pG6qF_abO3o
She Wants Revenge - Tear you apart > http://youtube.com/watch?v=5BIm8jcfWog
People in Planes - If you talk too much > http://youtube.com/watch?v=I76JT-0q8pM -
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December 19, 2007This movie really had me involved in Johnny Cash's story. It entranced me with all the musical numbers and the two main characters Cash and June Carter. What a pair they were and made fantastic music together. Joaquin Phoenix did a great job portraying Cash. But who stole the show and did a phenomenal job was Reese Witherspoon. I just loved her in Vanity Fair and new she had talent. What also is great about this film is that they do their own singing which makes it even better to watch. A wonderful soundtrack to back up the film of the year in 2005. 4 1/2 stars
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September 23, 2007(2006 Director: James Mangold) I grew up on gospel music and in church....I am still a HUGE Johnny Cash fan...if you have EVER written a song or loved a musician, then PLEASE SEE THIS MOVIE!!! Such a finely done 'true story." Yes. all is NOT roses!!!
I grew up on gospel music and in church....I am still a HUGE Johnny Cash fan...if you have EVER written a song or loved a musician, then SEE THIS MOVIE! Finely done 'true story."
I grew up on gospel music and in church....I am still a HUGE Johnny Cash fan...if you have EVER written a song or loved a musician, then PLEASE SEE THIS MOVIE!!! Such a finely done 'true story." Yes...all is NOT roses!!! -
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