Wonderful

Rating: 10/10 (18 February 2006)

Just caught this last night - what to say that hasn't already been said? Phoenix is terrific, a staggeringly good impersonation. Witherspoon can now command the respect to match her box-office earnings with the performance of her career. The script is fresh but very much grounded in reality - the harsh, jagged, glorious reality of Cash and Carter's life stories. And, best of all, the music is powerfully, invigoratingly performed by the co-leads. Even the background and incidental music is a feast for the ears. If it doesn't get your heart a-pumping, it'll get your toes a-tapping. Form a line immediately.