Not bad, not bad

Rating: 7/10 (14 November 2010)

This was a good film because it was interesting to go on the journey of Johnny Cash, his rise and fall and rise again. But for me the film really kicked in about halfway in the film. The first half was good as you saw his early life and the early state of his career but it just felt like we were watching someone live the silly life of a "rockstar" and it had no substance and i really felt for his wife when he was having affairs with different girls and how he was drinking etc. But after he took the pills and his life went downhill thats when the film had substance as you saw the emotion in the characters and you felt for Johnny wanting his life to get back on track, any developments with the relationship with his father and with June. There was now a reason to watch the film, to see the outcome of this rough patch in his life. Joaquin Phoenix was brilliant, he played the role convincingly. Reese Witherspoon was superb. She had a great singing voice, and she looked the part and was amazing in this (no wonder she won an Oscar). I did like it but on the whole its not what i would call a movie of a lifetime.