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“Walk The Line” Movie

Yesterday I saw the movie “Walk The Line”, which starred: Joaquin Phoenix, Reese Witherspoon, Ginnifer Goodwin, Robert Patrick and Ginnifer Goodwin.

The storyline involved the following: “The story of the late, great Johnny Cash depicted in Walk the Line is not quite all encompassing. The film dramatizes just one moment in Cash's life: his tumultuous 20s and rise to fame. The young Cash (Joaquin Phoenix), married and straight out of the army, struggles with his music, finally finding his patented blend of country, blues and rock music. Haunted by a troubled childhood, Cash sings songs about death, love, treachery and sin--and shoots straight to the top of the charts. On tour, he also meets and falls for his future wife, June Carter (Reese Witherspoon), whose refusal to meddle with a married man only further fuels the fire and contributes to his eventual drug addiction. Their cat-and-mouse love story provides the film’’s core but unfortunately can’’t quite overcome Walk the Line’’s formulaic nature.”

I give the movie a “A”, and the movie is worth the price of an admission ticket, a large popcorn, a large soft drink and a small soft drink . Joaquin Phoenix and Reese Witherspoon were great as Johnny Cash and June Carter.

posted by Frank LaFountaine @ 9:32 AM