Movie disrespects Johnny Cash in several ways

Rating: 5/10 (4 April 2006)

Johnny Cash's life was forever changed when he became a Christian. However, this film glosses over that fact and shows him as a weak, troubled and tormented man who was unhappy in all aspects of his life. The movie was very slow and by the time it got somewhere it was over. What an insult to Johnny to have portrayed him in such a poor and tragic light and to gloss over the very event that changed his life and who he was - A Christian. They show June and JOhnny walking towards a church hand in hand, however, do not show what happened in that church and what decision he made in his life that day. That was a DEFINING moment in his life, which this Hollywood story glosses over and misses the mark.
I was also disappointed that the songs we heard in the film were not Johnny or June's voices, but rather the actor's voices - Joaquin's and Reese's. They did a good job, but give Johnny some respect and play HIS songs, HIS voice. Otherwise, why even bother? Selena, who was not near as famous, legendary or big as Johnny got the respect and honor of having her songs in the movie Selena. Why not Johnny? Future generations who did not know of Johnny Cash will only see him in a bad light in this movie and not who he really was. Jesus changed his life for the better, not June.