Well, I loved it

Rating: 9/10 (30 August 2008)

Terrific film looking at Johnny Cash's early stardom, and his love for his soulmate, singer June Carter. Both Phoenix and Witherspoon are excellent in their roles, giving fully-rounded portrayals and displaying the great chemistry that the real-life couple must have shared. Witherspoon is perfect as June, spunky, warm and strong, and her performance makes you wonder why she is still wasting her time doing crappy romantic comedies like "Just Like Heaven". I'm not saying she should do a Meryl Streep and go after every dramatic role in Hollywood (because, after all, her performance as June is really quite atypical of most of the Best Actress wins), but the lady clearly has talent and deserves better films. Phoenix also does a great job with Johnny Cash, he is intense and flawed, and deeply in love with June Carter. Both did their own vocals, and I'm very impressed! The songs are paced well, and the film really captures the feel of the era. I read a few average reviews of the film at the time of release, but heck, I LOVED it.