uneventful & unoriginal love story, with some great acting

Rating: 5/10 (5 June 2006)

I expected a lot more from this film. I have nothing against the great Mr. Cash (may he rest in piece), or the actors, but the director/screenwriter James Mangold should be whipped because of this. I mean, the movie was *empty*. All it was, was the same old love-story we've seen over and over and over again. The movie had next to nothing to do with Johnny Cash's music. Only part when it even talked about his music was when he was in the studio, recording for the first time. After that, nothing. It was all downhill from there. I continued to watch the movie to the finish, out of respect for the real person behind the story and the great actors, but it was definitely boring. There was *nothing* in the script we haven't seen a million times before. I'm sure Mr. Cash's real life was a lot more interesting, and their love story was a lot more fascinating and unique than this piece of crap screenplay was.
Shame on you, Mr Mangold. Cashing in on a dead guy like that. Johnny would deserve better.