This movie is the epitome of Hollywood insult

Rating: 2/10 (16 May 2006)

I have never felt so insulted after watching what I expected to be a simple, entertaining film. The writing in this film is terrible. The dialogue clearly explains every psychological reason for every one of Cash's actions. What happened to subtlety? Yes, I see that he was especially driven to drugs and alcohol because of his father and his love for June. The reality of his life tells us that. We do not need to see him cry as a child "don't leave me alone Jack." We also do not need to see him shoving pills and alcohol down his throat like a stoner eating doritos. I just feel like the writers and director of this film wanted to make Cash's life into a simple, formulaic love story that anyone could understand. Hollywood has, once again, wasted a perfectly good and interesting story. They feel they need to dumb things down and simplify them so much that they can cease to be fresh and interesting. That is a complete shame. This film is what most people will think of when they think of Johnny Cash and that is truly unfortunate. He is a terribly important musician and a man who led an interesting life. You've done it again Hollywood. And you cashed in. Thanks to everyone who thought that this movie was actually something good. Aside from the story, which is most important, the film was a technical disaster. The costumes were good, as were the colors, but the filming and editing were a mess. I'm so sorry for the state that mainstream film is in.