A Legend shows all of his warts!

Rating: 9/10 (27 November 2005)

Beautifully acted and filmed!! Joaquin Phoenix and Reese Witherspoon embody Johnny Cash and June Carter Cash!! This movie doesn't pull any punches and it tells the tale of Johnny Cash's meteoric rise and the demons he carries along the way. I got the distinct impression that if he hadn't met and married June Carter, he may have left us several years before he did!! Phoenix and Witherspoon must be commended because they did all of their own singing and even though neither quite sounded like their perspective alter egos, it worked in the performance and I felt both actors had stopped acting and started reacting very early on in the picture! The movie was a bit too long and it had a brief time when the story slowed down, but overall a must see and an obvious Oscar contender come February!