| A real legend is...well, the stuff of | | | | their own vocals, which added immeasurably to |
| legends. But much harder to reproduce on | | | | the reality of their performances. |
| film, because of the depths of human | | | | Witherspoon at times was perhaps a tad too |
| expression that tend to get lost in the | | | | ebullient, but also managed to reach inside |
| business of making it on time, on budget, and | | | | herself to pull out both the feminine side of |
| on a subject the public will "buy". Which | | | | Carter, and her fury at Cash's moral and |
| means 2005's "Walk The Line" is that rarest | | | | physical deterioration as their relationship |
| of movies, one that dug deep into the story, | | | | progressed from an initial backstage meeting |
| put it up as it really unfolded, and managed | | | | to the final, enduring chapter written at the |
| to bag actors that could carry it off."Walk | | | | Folsom Prison concert.Not strictly a love |
| The Line" is the hard fighting/drinking | | | | story, "Walk the Line" is nonetheless a |
| loving story of country icon, Johnny Cash and | | | | sometimes moving, infuriating, and |
| his love affair with wife June Carter. It | | | | emotionally charged tale of two people both |
| lays the foundation for the movie's focus, | | | | struggling towards the same goal- to be with |
| and Cash's real life, by detailing his | | | | each other.Director: James Mangold |
| boyhood in Arkansas, the early death of a | | | | |
| brother, and impulsive first marriage that | | | | Producers: Alan C. Blomquist, James Keach, |
| ended in disaster. All of that contributes to | | | | Cathy Konrad |
| the way Cash's life was already drifting when | | | | |
| he sang for Sam Phillips of Sun Records, | | | | Starring: Joaquin Phoenix, Reese |
| where he brushed shoulders with another | | | | Witherspoon, Ginnifer Goodwin, Robert |
| newcomer, Elvis Presley. Chastised for | | | | Patrick, Ginnifer GoodwinaAlice Flegel is a |
| offering a hymn, Joaquin Phoenix rips off a | | | | self-confessed movie fanatic that reveals |
| version of Folsom Prison Blues that snags him | | | | exactly which movies are living up to they |
| the prized contract, and sets his foot on a | | | | hype and which are better left for the DVD. |
| path that will lead him to depths he never | | | | Check out her DVD and movie reviews before |
| dreamed of, and the woman who would pull him | | | | you lay down cold-hard cash at the movie |
| out of then, June Carter.Both Phoenix, and | | | | theatre or video store. Already seen this |
| Reese Witherspoon who plays June Carter, did | | | | movie? |