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(1 - 50) of 63 OFCS Rating: 86% Fresh Page   12   > Next "[The mesmerizingly instinctual] Phoenix can't make lyric art of Cash's songs, but he can make performance art of the moment in which he sings them."   Blogcritics.org   Alan Dale "a very solid piece of filmmaking... but as a biopic it walks the line between conservative and bland."   Eye for Film   Anton Bitel "A surefire crowd pleaser."   ReelTalk Movie Reviews   Betty Jo Tucker 8/10 "It's a thrill to see that some movie stars can still do it all... exhausting, exhilerating stuff."   Freeze Dried Movies   Brian Juergens B- "Cringingly, Walk the Line is as formulaic a biographical picture as can be made."   FilmJerk.com   Brian Orndorf A "Joaquin’s trademark stiff shoulders morph into those of country music legend Johnny Cash even if Cash never carried himself with such defensiveness."   ColeSmithey.com   Cole Smithey "John R. Cash (Joaquin Phoenix) is a hard-drinking, drug-abusing, soul-searching, all-black-wearing, June-Carter-loving man."   PopMatters   Cynthia Fuchs 2/4 "...tedious and repetitive..."   Reel Film Reviews   David Nusair B- "The likable star is painted in too simple a way to ever approach knowing his self-invented character."   Ozus' World Movie Reviews   Dennis Schwartz 2.5/4 "The powerhouse performances from Joaquin Phoenix and Reese Witherspoon sell even the mustier of moments."   TheMovieBoy.com   Dustin Putman 3/5 "Una biografía más bien convencional y algo superficial, que vale la pena más que nada por la labor de sus protagonistas y por la música de Johnny Cash."   Uruguay Total   Enrique Buchichio B "I don't know if non-Cash fans will be converted, but people already in his camp will find that it walks the line quite nicely."   EricDSnider.com   Eric D. Snider 3.5/4 "Walk the Line has us clapping along to Cash's rhythms and applauding during the triumphant finale which is about two people finding the music they can make together."   eFilmCritic.com   Erik Childress B "Top-shelf, middle-brow Hollywood."   Film Blather   Eugene Novikov 4/4 "Que nadie lo dude, la verdadera estrella de esta película es la música de Cash y los principales beneficiados quienes antes de ver el filme no la conocíamos. "   Doncinema.com   Flavio J. Arosemena 3/4 "Walk does more than tip toe to the legendary aura of Johnny Cash--it stomps its feet more pleasingly than an overactive Baptist preacher during Sunday services."   Movie Eye   Frank Ochieng C+ "Though you'll probably leave the theatre swinging to the music, this highly conventional movie really doesn't do its subject justice."   One Guy's Opinion   Frank Swietek 5/5 "One of the best films of the year with its special attention to the important role that our primal emotions play in life, love, and creativity."   Spirituality and Practice   Frederic and Mary Ann Brussat 3/4 "Cash devotees may have a different reaction to this picture. In fact, although I liked it, my bet is that they will love it."   ReelViews   James Berardinelli "If the idea of sitting though a two-and-almost-a-half-hour long biographical movie about a Country singer doesn't exactly appeal, then think again."   SA Movie & DVD Magazine   James O'Ehley 8/10 "Reese Witherspoon really takes her acting to another level with this film, bringing an electricity to the part of June Carter that deserves more than a little Oscar buzz."   DVDTown.com   James Plath 3.5/4 "runs along fairly conventional lines, but it's made with admirable conviction and clarity of purpose"   Perihelion Journal   Jay Antani 7/10 "With its lead stars up to the task of lifting up a rather old formula, Walk the Line manages to do just that."   Window to the Movies   Jeffrey Chen "Phoenix's performance has flaws, to be sure, but his approach is the right one."   Pajiba   Jeremy C. Fox 4/5 "the acting compensates for any scriptural shortcomings"   ToxicUniverse.com   John A. Nesbit 7/10 "...an endearing tribute to a justly popular country singer."   DVDTown.com   John J. Puccio "Phoenix doesn't just play Cash, he becomes Cash. Take away the hair, the clothes, and this Emperor wouldn't be naked."   Light Views   John Larsen 2.5/4 "As a movie, Walk the Line is by the numbers. But they sure are great numbers."   FilmFreak.be   Jonathan F. Richards 2.5/4 "Luckily, at the heart of this movie is the tender, ever rocky relationship between soul-mates Johnny Cash and June Carter."   Bangitout.com   Jordan Hiller 5/5 "."   3BlackChicks Review   Kamal 'The Diva' Larsuel 4/5 "From a technical perspective, Walk the Line was a lovely, moving, and interesting film, but Cash remains an enigma only to be guessed at in his music."   Cinerina   Karina Montgomery 3/4 "Even all the generic biopic stuff can't take away from the joy of watching Joaquin Phoenix and Reese Witherspoon singing together."   Montreal Film Journal   Kevin N. Laforest 4/5 "Walk the line es la vivencia de un hombre, entregándose al baile de sus demonios, para después enfrentarlos y salir avante de ellos."   Cinenganos   Luis Martinez 3/4 "The draw is Phoenix and Witherspoon. Together the two are hotter than a pepper sprout."   TV Guide's Movie Guide   Maitland McDonagh 2.5/4 "With such a workman-like construction, the romance loses a lot of its potential emotional impact, and by pushing it into the background, the exploration of Cash's extraordinary career comes out lacking as well."   Mark Reviews Movies   Mark Dujsik 4/10 "Joaquin Phoenix and especially Reese Witherspoon prove themselves very talented, but Cash's life simply did not supply them with any sort of unique or even engaging material."   rec.arts.movies.reviews   Mark R. Leeper 3/4 "The movie itself is little more than a "Phoenix delivery device""   Movie Habit   Marty Mapes "I... grovel at the feet of Joaquin Phoenix, with whom I've always been a little in love and to whom I now must pledge myself completely."   Flick Filosopher   MaryAnn Johanson 3.5/5 "Biopics are among my least favorite genres because of the almost inevitable problems, but this was a pretty good biopic."   Goatdog's Movies   Michael W. Phillips, Jr. 3.5/4 "These two characters - who seem like polar opposites on the surface -come together to create a great American love story."   Aisle Seat   Mike McGranaghan B+ "Phoenix and Witherspoon and the conviction they bring to the connection between Johnny and June makes the movie work and takes us into their burning ring of fire. "   Movie Mom at Yahoo! Movies   Nell Minow 2/4 "Walk the Line missteps by routinely forgoing credible biographical grittiness in favor of glossy Hollywood mythologizing. "   Slant Magazine   Nick Schager 3/5 "Divide com Ray praticamente todos os seus erros e acertos, ambos revelando-se obras medianas que são elevadas graças às atuações impecáveis de seus protagonistas."   Cinema em Cena   Pablo Villaca "Joaquin Phoenix is electrifying as the troubled Cash, and Reese Witherspoon joins the ranks - with this performance alone - of the screen's great actresses with her stunning, heartbreaking portrayal of June Carter Cash."   DVDTalk.com   Paul Mavis 3/5 ""Walk the Line" isn't a bad movie, just an uninspiring one. Cash is a legend, and deserving of a more thoughtful portrayal than what we're offered here."   Film Threat   Pete Vonder Haar 1/5 "A sorry excuse for a musical biopic."   EDGE Boston   Phil Hall 4/5 "Although the straightforward story feels virtually the same as every other musician of the period, it comes to life in two awards-worthy performances"   Shadows on the Wall   Rich Cline A "Walk the Line is a powerful piece of work, a modern-day Rebel Without a Cause...a potent bit of filmmaking"   TheFilmJournal.com (Ohio)   Rick Curnutte 4/5 "A sturdily conventional biopic."   eFilmCritic.com   Rob Gonsalves B "Mangold understands how to deliver romance without the moon eyes or saccharine coating, and his careful, intimately close camera gets us under the skin of his chosen couple."   Flipside Movie Emporium   Rob Vaux  (1 - 50) of 63 OFCS Rating: 86% Fresh Page   12   > Next