2 perfect "10" performances

Rating: 10/10 (8 February 2006)

i must admit, i am not a huge Johnny Cash fan.... i know who he is and some of his songs.... but not much depth about his music , even less about his life.
went to this film with some expectation to compare it to "Ray" (blame some of the previews i read).
overall, the performances of the lead roles made the movie.
Jacquin Phoenix, in my opinion, is a little underrated as an actor.... he was, like always, excellent!! I loved the dark coolness (is there such a term?) .... Was Cash really cooler than Elvis and Jerry Lee Lewis?? hehehehe.... he made it so, with such dark coolness!! Reese Witherspoon... not my fav actress before..... but the way she portrayed June Carter.... my goodness, she might have taken over Winona ryder as "every rockStar's dream girl" for a moment (only for a moment though =] )... i loved Reese in the movie... every second of it.
They sang the songs too? Johnny Cash & June Carter picked them to play the roles themselves??...wow! Not a perfect "10" movie.... but 2 perfect "10" performances!