Walk the Line

    Walk the Line
    2005

    Synopsis

    A chronicle of country music legend Johnny Cash's life, from his early days on an Arkansas cotton farm to his rise to fame with Sun Records in Memphis, where he recorded alongside Elvis Presley, Jerry Lee Lewis and Carl Perkins.

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    Cast

    • Joaquin PhoenixJohn R. Cash
    • Reese WitherspoonJune Carter
    • Ginnifer GoodwinVivian Cash
    • Robert PatrickRay Cash
    • Dallas RobertsSam Phillips
    • Dan John MillerLuther Perkins
    • Larry BagbyMarshall Grant
    • Shelby LynneCarrie Cash
    • Tyler HiltonElvis Presley
    • Waylon PayneJerry Lee Lewis

    Recommendations

    • 88

      Rolling Stone

      Witherspoon has nailed it before, notably in "Election," but her portrayal of June is astounding in its vitality and richness.
    • 83

      Entertainment Weekly

      A big, juicy, enjoyable wide-canvas biography with a handful of indelible moments.
    • 75

      ReelViews

      This movie has a driving plotline that "Ray" lacked - a love story. To me, that's what elevates this film.
    • 70

      Variety

      Walk the Line is a strongly acted, musically vibrant, conventionally satisfying biopic of country/rock/blues legend Johnny Cash and his second wife, June Carter.
    • 70

      L.A. Weekly

      An engaging biopic that would totally lack surprise were it not for Reese Witherspoon, and a healthy touch of ambivalence about the populist myth that bound The Man in Black to his adoring public.
    • 60

      New York Magazine (Vulture)

      There are too many musical performances in this movie, even for a country fan such as myself, to keep the city slickers engaged. This bespeaks great faith in the charisma of the stars, who merit it. They also, however, deserved a better script.
    • 60

      The New Yorker

      I couldn't imagine anyone better suited to play the role. But this movie is a lot less interesting than it might be. Though it's not bad--in fact, it's rather sweet--it's too simple a portrait of a very complicated and calculating entertainer.
    • 50

      Village Voice

      In no way obsessive, Walk the Line is more sincerely--which is to say, more boringly--sincere. It doesn't leave you with much to think about, except maybe the empty vibrato of effective ventriloquism.

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