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Saturday, November 19, 2005

Walk the Line


Looking forward to making it to Walk the Line this weekend. Looks like there are at least some positive reviews. Cash was the man. As Bono of U2 once said. "When any man hears Johnny Cash's voice he knows that in comparison he is a sissy."
I will try and post a review if I get to see it soon.

Update 11/20/2005:
Saw it last night. I thoroughly enjoyed it. Joaquin Phoenix had a nearly impossible task trying to portray the man in black. He did a good job given the difficulty of the assignment. (Not surprisingly, his voice was not quite up to snuff.) I was pleasantly surprised with Witherspoon. She was believable as June.
I read somewhere that John Cash took this script to his Father Johnny shortly before Johnny died. Johnny was concerned because the movie might hurt people still alive. John was right when he told his father, "Really the only person this movie makes look bad is you." At which point Johnny said "Well I don't have a problem with that." Shows Johnny's humility because the movie does make him look bad. At one point when his first wife was leaving him I strongly felt the urge to flip him off. But as his fans know it ends with redemption, June gently leading him into a small country Baptist Church, and of course the show At Folsom Prison. Great movie, anyone into music or Johnny Cash should go see it.

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