Excellent biopic

Rating: 10/10 (14 July 2013)

Walk the Line is one of my favorite biopics. The film has pretty much everything: great acting, believable sets, cast chemistry, and a solid script and good editing. Joaquin Phoenix absolutely nails it as the hulking persona of Johnny Cash. He captures the voice, mannerisms, and general personality quite well. Reese Witherspoon deserves the Best Actress Oscar for her performance as the lovely and charming June Carter. Her portrayal is on point and she plays the Southern lady who was a woman before her time and fell in love despite herself. The love story of Johnny and June is legendary and Walk the Line depicts it well. The events that occurred in the film are not 100% accurate, but the spirit of the story is preserved and is mostly true excepting a few details.The supporting cast in Shooter Jennings, Waylon Payne, Johnathan Rice, and Tyler Hilton to name a handful is superb. They're genuinely performing their characters' songs and are talented musicians themselves. Overall, a film that is more than worth re-watching. Phoenix and Witherspoon are dynamite and the rest is an added bonus.