made me interested in Johnny Cash

Rating: 10/10 (10 April 2008)

I saw this movie yesterday. Or rather, I should say that I saw the second half of it. I missed the first half but found the film so engrossing that I started to watch even not knowing who half the characters were. I've never been a fan of country music but I am now a fan of Johnny Cash. What a life he led and the love between him and June was made real and powerful to the viewer thanks to stunningly true performances by Phoenix and Witherspoon. I never knew that June had written Ring of Fire before and knowing that the song is about a painful love, it was clear that she was very deeply in love with Johnny Cash for a very long time before they were married and he with her, making their long tortured romance even more painful. Finally she consents at the end but I really don't know why it took so long. Maybe there was some truth in what Johnny said to her on the bus. The old saying, "the lady doth protest too much, methinks" (Shakespeare)
Just wanted to mention that I intend to buy the DVD so I can watch the whole movie and I've ordered Cash's first autobiography. Very good film; very good acting, very interesting people!