Walk the Line

I knew nothing about Johnny Cash going in to this movie, beyond the choruses of a few of his songs. It was based on two autobiographical novels and produced by his son, so I suppose it is a fairly accurate representation. Joaquin Phoenix was fantastic as Johnny Cash, and Reese Witherspoon equally as good as his sassy love interest and later second wife, June Carter. I thought the movie depicted his struggles with meeting his father's approval and drugs quite well. What it didn't really show was very much about how he came to write the songs he wrote. I came away feeling like I really didn't like the man he was, and I didn't understand June Carter's willingness to put up with the garbage he put her through. She must have been a saint, or else there's a lot more to the story that wasn't told. I was completely impressed by Phoenix and Witherspoon's singing. In fact, they played a Cash/Carter duet during the credits and I found myself wishing it were done by the actors instead of the real people! The movie glossed over a lot (the music, the tour group, the relationships with his wife, June and his parents) - but overall it was a really well-acted, interesting movie. I would recommend it!