Walk the Line review

Rating: Null/10 (4 March 2018)

Walk The Line is a really fantastic film, in my opinion. What makes this film remarkable is how it takes something average and enhances just about every aspect of it to the point where you begin to forget how average the core of the film really is. The performances, the music, the cinematography, the script, everithing is better than any other film of this kind I have ever watched in my life, though they had virtually nothing new to work with.
The film is based on the true-to-life events and it makes us watch it very attentively, paying attention to each detail and in one breath. I could not stop watching it, though it was pretty long. From the very beginning the film seemed a bit boring to me, but than it turned out to be a real masterpiece with full of crucial aspects of human's lives. The pace of this film is so fast you find yourself wondering at times whether you have missed something. Time flies by in this film and it is sometimes hard to keep track of what state Cash's life is in now, or how famous he is today compared with the last scene.
If you know anything about the real Johnny Cash you will know that his fame and popularity was never about how musically talented he was; it was more about who he was. Joaquin Phoenix' portrayal of Cash not only succeeds in allowing us to know him, but he becomes Cash in this role. The acting is marvellous, we can't but fell in love with him and feel the same emotions. Jonny Cash may not have been the greatest vocalist who ever lived, but this does not diminish Phoenix' talents in the slightest An identical compliment must be paid to Reese Witherspoon who, like Phoenix, is almost unidentifiable in this role after a few minutes. Her portrayal of June Carter, in my view, transformed her from someone recognizably famous to someone recognizably talented. These actors actually performed all vocals themselves. The music was incredible, the acting was incredible and I thoroughly enjoyed the story. Johnny Cash's music was never really about the music; it was more about the experience. Exactly the same can be said about this film. Like Cash himself, it takes something familiar and makes it strangely new.
But if we speak about actors that I didn't like it would be Robert Patrick. There was something out of place with his performance as the father. I noticed this by the first scene he was in. I am not going to spoil but rather say that this did not feel like a mature loving father. From that very scene and up till the end he didn't change hes awful behaviour and the way he treated his poor son.
All in all, this is a highly entertaining movie with a good message. Go for the story, but stay for the outstanding performances. I highly recommend this film to everyone, especially one who is fond of dramas and melodramas.