Thursday, 20 December 2012

The man in black


Walk the Line (2005)

Directed by James Mangold this biopic stars Joaquin Phoenix, Reese Witherspoon, Ginnifer Goodwin and Robert Patrick. Country music star Johnny Cash leads a troubled life with strained relations and drug addiction.

I am sure for fans of the music of Cash the highlight of this film is the performance of the two leads who by all accounts give excellent impersonations of their real life counter parts. As with any biopic there are questions over the accuracy of the film and the depth in which it covers all the issues, here for example Cash's recovery from drug addiction does not really get enough screen time. While there is nothing wrong with this film it will no doubt have a greater appeal to Cash fans than the rest of us.

3/5

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