What a let down...

Rating: 4/10 (17 September 2009)

This film was a bit overrated. I don't know how you feel but Jouquin Phoenix was mis-cast for the role of Johnny Cash. I kept watching the film hoping to become convinced of his performance of Johnny and it never happened. The film does seem to follow Johnny's early life as a performer and the Folsom Prison concert well enough but it never really seemed to work for me. Every one was over acting and the singing by Phoenix was sub-par. I don't know I just think this film could have been made better with another actor playing the part of Cash. Maybe this was the point in Phoenix's life when he started going a bit nuts...I don't know. I just think this tribute to Johnny kind of sucked...