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Walk the Line (Full Screen Edition) | 
 enlarge | Director: James Mangold
Actors: Joaquin Phoenix, Reese Witherspoon, Ginnifer Goodwin, Robert Patrick, Dallas Roberts
Studio: 20th Century Fox
Category: DVD
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Rating:  517 reviews
Sales Rank: 11326
Format: Ac-3, Closed-captioned, Color, Dolby, Dts Surround Sound, Dubbed, Dvd-video, Subtitled, Ntsc
Languages: English (Original Language), Russian (Original Language), English (Subtitled), Spanish (Subtitled), English (Dubbed), French (Dubbed), Spanish (Dubbed)
Rating: PG-13 (Parental Guidance Suggested)
Region: 1
Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1
Number Of Discs: 1
Running Time: 136 Minutes
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.2
Dimensions (in): 7.1 x 5.4 x 0.6
UPC: 024543224174
EAN: 0024543224174
ASIN: B000E8N690
Theatrical Release Date: November 18, 2005
Release Date: February 28, 2006
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Condition: opened and used once...great condition
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A solid and entertaining biopic, Walk the Line works less as a movie than an actors' showcase for its stars. Joaquin Phoenix's total immersion into the skin of singer Johnny Cash is startling--watching it, you can't believe this is the same guy who whined about being "vexed" in Gladiator. As he evolves from a farm boy to gospel croonin' plunker to the Man in Black, Phoenix disappears into Cash's deep baritone, his way of slinging the guitar onto his back, and his hunched-up style of strumming. But it's more than just picking up mannerisms: Phoenix also sings as Johnny Cash, and it's quite impressive. The story of how Johnny Cash became Johnny Cash traces from his childhood under a distant father (Robert Patrick) to his early attempts at a music career, during which he married his girlfriend Vivian (Ginnifer Goodwin). During a tour with the likes of Elvis (Tyler Hilton) and Jerry Lee Lewis (Waylon Malloy Payne), he encounters singer June Carter (Reese Witherspoon), and his love for her--and her rejection of him through the years--spurs him into drugs, drinking, and depression. As with most movies based on real-life singers, as his popularity grows, the women come a-flockin', and the childhood demons surface. Witherspoon, who matches Phoenix drawl for drawl, plays June both as a sassy spitfire whose charm breaks your heart, and as a sympathetic friend who tries to help Cash get over--well, her. The love story is what endures, but the movie comes most alive during its musical numbers, and even if you're not a country fan, it may just get you to run out and buy a Johnny Cash album.--Ellen A. Kim
Description
Singer. Rebel. Outlaw. Hero. With his driving freight-train chords, steel-eyed intensity and a voice as dark as the night, the legendary ?Man in Black? revolutionized music?and forged his legacy as a genuine American icon. Golden Globe winners Joaquin Phoenix and Reese Witherspoon star (and sing) as Johnny Cash and June Carter in this inspiring true story of one man?s unwavering devotion to his sound, his message and the greatest love of his life.
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 2.5 stars out of 4 January 3, 2009
One-Line Film Reviews (Ann Arbor)
The Bottom Line:
A thoroughly pedestrian biopic that retailors the real story so much that it should probably be called "Johnny Cash as Written by John and June" (case in point: the song Walk the Line was written for John's first wife, not June) Walk the Line fails on almost every level aside from its performances.
 great acting with energy--a fine biopic December 30, 2008
Matthew G. Sherwin
3 out of 7 found this review helpful
Walk The Line is one of the best biopics I've ever seen. We get outstanding performances from Joaquin Phoenix as Johnny Cash and Reese Witherspoon as June Carter. Look also for a strong showing by Ginnifer Goodwin as Johnny Cash's first wife, Vivian. Waylon Payne also acts well as Jerry Lee Lewis. The plot moves along nicely even though there is little time spent on Johnny's childhood and his stint in the military; and the cinematography is well done.
When the film begins, we get a brief glimpse into the main themes that ran through Johnny's life when he was a very young boy growing up in the South. His father Ray Cash (Robert Patrick) was rather cold toward him and became even colder still when Johnny's younger brother Jack (Lucas Till) died after an accident with a chainsaw. After what seems to have been a brief period of time in the military, Johnny marries his sweetheart Vivian and tries to make ends meet as a door-to-door salesman. However, Johnny's efforts in sales just didn't work out--but when he and a couple of his buddies get a chance to record a record for Sun Records things finally begin to look bright for Johnny and his young family.
Of course, complications ensue. Johnny spends time on the road--in fact, he spends a lot of time on the road and after he meets June Carter on the road his marriage to Vivian slowly but surely begins to crumble. Vivian tries hard to get Johnny to stay at home more and focus on his children; but Johnny never seems quite able to do that and after quite a few years they divorce.
Johnny pursues June Carter even though she marries another man; and he never quite gets over his poor relationship with his father. After time, Johnny's addiction to amphetamines also takes a toll on his career.
Will Johnny be able to finally convince June Carter to marry him? How does his relationship with Columbia Records go while he has all his personal problems? Just in case you're not familiar with the story of Johnny Cash, I'll leave these questions and more for you to find out as you watch this excellent flick.
I certainly think the storyline should have continued after 1968; Johnny lived and did much more with his life and career between the years 1968 and 2003 when he passed away. However, the story is quite strong and the ending titles do give you a pretty good idea of what happened to Johnny and June Carter in general.
The DVD comes with quite a few deleted scenes and there is an optional running commentary with co-writer and director James Mangold. Great!
Johnny Cash fans will love this biopic which is rather good despite a minor flaw here and there. I was very impressed that Joaquin Phoenix and Reese Witherspoon performed all of their songs without any dubbing! Johnny Cash was a good human being and an exceptionally talented man who deserves to have his life portrayed in a biopic. People who like biopics will also enjoy this film. It's a keeper!
 I KNEW BETTER... December 18, 2008
TRUBLZ N THA 1$T FAMLAY (WAH ZHA ZHI REZ AMERIKKKA)
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
It's sad to watch memories of the real deal fade in to a middle-finger t-shirt, Walk the Line dvd, "I love Cocaine Blues", punk/rockabilly anti-hero oblivion in these 'modern' times. If anyone ever reads this and doesn't understand that statement or becomes offended by it... well??? There is memory a friend of mine shared with me of Johnny and June playing back in either the late 80's or early 90's. They both stayed(unexpectedly) over 2 1/2 hrs after their show ended to meet and listen to each and every person that wanted to speak with them. The show was held at small Otoe bingo hall here in Oklahoma. My friend's memory of their conversation, the feeling that Johnny and June left him and ,of course, June's kiss on his cheek were held in high regard amongst his many reflections. Moments like those and the true spirit of the 2 folks that brought them to millions of people on this earth are not documented at all in this motion picture. A waste.
great DVD December 15, 2008
D. Parker (NJ)
Enjoyed the movie the first time I bought it, and the extras make it even better.
 Hollywood version of Cash December 2, 2008
B. Ladika (Texas)
0 out of 1 found this review helpful
I've been listening to country music since I was a little girl and the visual portrait I have of Cash is a solemn one. He wore black as a somber statement of the state of the world. Sure, he could joke and cut up, but the picture I have of him is not goofy redneck. Phoenix's performance has been hailed as genius, but I wasn't impressed. After all, it was basically a reprisal of his character in "U-Turn" in which "Ring of Fire" plays each time he appears. This is, of course, a crowd-pleaser and I know many people LOVE it. I hated it so much that I actually walked out of Walk the Line. I understand that this isn't supposed to be a documentary and perhaps I would have enjoyed the portrayal of Cash if I hadn't already had a preconceived notion of who he was. As it stands, I find this film to be both a disappointment and an insult.
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