Raunchy, funny, musical comedy biopic of the year.

Rating: 8/10 (12 December 2007)

If you are looking for a heart warming story about a musician, you're watching the wrong musical biopic!
Dewey Cox (John C. Reilly) is a young boy (15 years old when he gets the crowd at Springberry High all riled up), who uses the pain of sawing his brother in half and the disapproval of his father, to launch him to super stardom.
Dewey Cox is a raunchy movie about the most amazing musician that never lived. With songs like "Walk Hard" and "Guilty as Charged", Dewey Cox changed the world forever. You'll be singing some of the songs after you exit the movie theater.
John C. Reilly has done a great job at portraying all of the elements of recent music biopics. Kristen Wiig is funny as Dewey's wife who thinks he's not going to make it, even after he has had all of his success. Jenna Fischer is also hilarious.
John does all of his own singing which is good to see. My only gripe is that other characters that do sing (mainly Jenna Fischer's character) aren't using their real voices.
My favorite thing about the movie was all of the hilarious cameos. Frankie Muniz as Buddy Holly, Harold Ramis as a Rabbi in the music industry, Jane Lynch as a news reporter, and Jonah Hill shows up as well.
There is a hilarious running joke in the movie with Tim Meadows, John C. Reilly, and drugs in the bathroom. Easily, my favorite thing in the movie.
I was a little disappointed that some of my favorite things in the trailer, weren't in the movie. But trailers are always deceiving.
If you have seen other Judd Apatow comedies, you'll enjoy this one. You don't need to know about Ray Charles or Johnny Cash's life to enjoy this movie.