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We Believenew
Reese Witherspoon and Joaquin Phoenix don't act in Walk the Line; they channel.
Tucson Weekly |
Bob Grimm |
11-23-2005 |
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Tags: James Mangold, Walk the Line
Cash on Delivery
Yes, kids, we have another Ray. Nearly to the letter, actually. But Joaquin Phoenix does Jaime Foxx one better by singing Johnny Cash's songs himself, a ridiculously risky move in portraying an icon whose voice was the thing. But damn if the boy doesn't pull it off.
Washington City Paper |
Tricia Olszewski |
11-18-2005 |
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Fine Linenew
The tortured and demonic part of Johnny Cash that stoked his genius often gets lost in the platitudes, the rough edges airbrushed by sentimentality. But not in James Mangold’s movie bio of the Man in Black.
Boston Phoenix |
Peter Keough |
11-18-2005 |
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Back In Black
Phoenix and Witherspoon bring the appropriate fire to the epic love story of Johnny Cash and June Carter, but director James Mangold's film never ignites.
Columbus Alive |
Melissa Starker |
11-17-2005 |
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Johnny Cash Gets What He Deservesnew
Joaquin Phoenix portrays the infamous Man in Black in Walk The Line.
Dig Boston |
David Wildman |
11-17-2005 |
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Tags: James Mangold, Walk the Line
Honky-Tonk Love Storynew
Joaquin Phoenix is terrific as the musician Johnny Cash, whose rise, fall, and resurrection we watch as he does the Benzedrine 12-step in order to earn the love of country-and-gospel sasspot June Carter.
Austin Chronicle |
Marc Savlov |
11-17-2005 |
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Tags: James Mangold, Walk the Line
The Old Blacknew
Years from now, cinema-studies teachers will refer to Walk the Line as a textbook example of what a biopic looks like when it gets everything right.
Orlando Weekly |
Steve Schneider |
11-17-2005 |
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Tags: James Mangold, Walk the Line
Film Offers Little Insight Into Johnny Cashnew
As much as the film traces Johnny Cash's personal decline, the script uncovers few complexities in his character and loses sight of him as a potent artist.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Curt Holman |
11-17-2005 |
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The Usual Subtextsnew
The Johnny Cash biopic misinterprets the Man In Black as just another troubled artist in search of redemption.
Baltimore City Paper |
Geoffrey Himes |
11-16-2005 |
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