Reese steals the show!

Rating: 9/10 (28 January 2006)

I saw this movie twice in the theater and will buy it when it comes out on DVD. I was raised on the music of Johnny Cash, and always knew he lived a hard life, but I discovered I was pretty much ignorant in what I knew. That he survived the early years of his career is a miracle, thanks in large part to June. Both Joaquin and Reese gave amazing performances in the movie, and had John and June lived to see the final product, I think they would have been extremely pleased. Joaquin was born to play this role, and he embodies it heart and soul. The scene in Sun Studios when he sings "Folsom Prison Blues" for Sam Phillips, was for me the defining moment of the movie. He went from being a nobody to being Johnny Cash. As great as he is however, Reese steals the movie from him in practically every scene they are in. She is phenomenal in this part. From the first moment that we see her, she lights up the screen and blows everyone else out of the water, with effortless grace. As the first couple of country music, Johnny and June, and Joaquin and Reese reign supreme.