He is the Man in Black....

Rating: 10/10 (19 November 2005)

There is a new hero in town, and his name is Johnny Cash! Joaquin Phoenix was hand picked by the man in black to PLAY HIM. Joaquin Phoenix did more than deliver the goods, he delivered them SPECIAL DELIVERY! Yes, this movie, thanks to Joaquin Phoenix, is going alongside some of the greats such as Ray, Roadhouse and Schindler's List...as one of the best movies I have seen in a long time. Do not expect Joaquin Phoenix to be the same as he was in Signs or Gladiator. Joaquin Phoenix IS Johnny Cash. The Man in Black wore black to absorb all the sorrow in the world and then express it in his songs, much like 50 Cent does. I was astonished at how much Joaquin Phoenix sounded like John and how the incredible Reese Whitherfork sounded like JUNE CARTER CASH. I wonder if Willy Nelson saw this yet? You can forget the likes of that Austrailian dude, it's Joaquin Phoenix, as Johnny Cash, who STOLE THE SHOW. Can you say Oscar ANYBODY? And I am not talking about my Shihtzu. I am predicting that Joaquin Phoenix will SWEEP the academy, and not with a broom either. I remember me and my Dad singing "A Boy Named Sue" many a time while driving on the lonely roads of New Mexico in the early 80s. Thank you Joaquin Phoenix, for making a great movie.