"Let's Duet!"

Rating: 9/10 (22 December 2007)

I'm not a huge fan of John C. Reily. For some reason he reminds me of Will Ferrell and I don't like him too much either, but anyways, Reily did a fantastic job. This movie is great if you love the style and get the humor. If you haven't seen "Walk The Line", "Ray", or get old classic music like The Beatles or Bob Dylan, you will be clueless at some parts.
Reily plays Dewey Cox, who is guilty of cutting his successful brother in half. Being blamed and rejected by his father, he journeys to become great. He learns the guitar and starts The Dewey Cox Four with his friends, and hits it big at 15. At the height of his fame, he meets famous musicians like Buddy Holly, The Beatles, and Elvis. Along the way he loses his wife and falls for his backup singer, gets addicted to drugs and must come-back before he sells out, also meaning caring for his 22 kids he never paid attention to.
The first half is hilarious, then through his drug days it gets more serious. The songs are genius and catchy. "Walk Hard" has some of the funniest surprise roles like Jack Black, Paul Rudd and Frankie Muniz. Totally worth the money, however I wished they could have cut the need to show penis...