Halariously funny. Mocking legendary rock 'n' roll.

Rating: 8/10 (10 April 2008)

Jake Kasdan directs and helps Judd Apalow team up on this funny and irreverent story of the troubled life of fictional music legend Dewey Cox(John C. Reilly). Everybody loves Cox. Dewey was forced from home at the age of 14 after cutting his bother in half with a machete. He immediately has a wife Edith(Kristen Wiig)and houseful of kids. His songs shake the nation. Instant fame comes from his first hit "Walk Hard". He knocks out hit after hit. Along the way rubbing elbows with the likes of Elvis Presley(Jack White), Buddy Holly(Frankie Muniz)and the Beatles. His career has its ups and downs, but his faithful fans still adore him as he changes styles as the music trends come and go. This musical icon isn't shy of duplicitous marriages, realizing finally that his heart belongs to his back up singer Darlene(Jenna Fischer). Dewey will become a bigger than life superstar even as his hits struggle on the charts. He of course has taken every drug in the rock 'n' roll world and survived. And when he thinks of settling down, he reminds everyone that he has always 'walked hard'.
Believe it or not, the quirky soundtrack is enjoyable. Highlights are Dewey Cox(Reilly)singing: "Take My Hand", "(Mama)You Got To Love Your Negro Man", "Guilty As Charged", "Darling" and of course the title tune.
Other cast members: Tim Meadows, Nat Faxon, Raymond J. Barry, Harold Ramis, Margo Martindale, Jackson Browne, Lyle Lovett and Jack Black as Paul McCartney.