Walk the Line (Blu-ray) PG-13
Love is a burning thing.
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Blu-ray Details
- Rated: PG-13
- Run Time: 2 hours, 15 minutes
- Video: Color
- Encoding: Region 1 (USA & Canada)
- Released: February 2, 2010
- Originally Released: 2005
- Label: 20th Century Fox
Performers, Cast and Crew:
Starring | Joaquin Phoenix & Reese Witherspoon | |
Performer: | Ginnifer Goodwin, Robert Patrick, Tyler Hilton, Dallas Roberts, Shelby Lynn, Jonathan Rice, Dan Beene, Ridge Canipe, Sandra Ellis Lafferty, Waylon Payne & Shooter Jennings | |
Directed by | James Mangold | |
Screenwriting by | Gill Dennis | |
Composition by | T-Bone Burnett | |
Subject: | Johnny Cash & June Carter Cash | |
Produced by | James Keach & Kathy Conrad |
Major Awards:
Academy Awards 2005 -
Best Actress: Reese Witherspoon
Entertainment Reviews:
Rating: 3/4 --
Mangold was wisely generous with the amount of musical performance he included in the film, and the later scenes -- showing Cash and Carter as partners -- are so well shot and edited, they defy you to sit still.
New York Daily News
It's a tidy Hollywood arc imposed on a messy real life, but it gets the job done.
Full Review
Film Comment Magazine
Witherspoon's bubbly twang brings the brassy former child country star and future Mrs. Cash into adorable reality.
Film Comment
Phoenix handles the transition from faltering baritone to growling basso profundo brilliantly, his voice dropping deep into his boots as Johnny's soul descends into the ring of fire.
Sight and Sound
[A] big, juicy, enjoyable wide-canvas biography with a handful of indelible moments....WALK THE LINE is zesty and satisfying.
Entertainment Weekly
3.5 stars out of 4 -- There is something really special going on in WALK THE LINE....Phoenix and Witherspoon are dynamite, and their chemistry is palpable.
Rolling Stone
Cash and Carter's long infatuation, tumultuous relationship and eventual marriage provide the film with an emotional core.
New York Times
Product Description:
Primarily the story of the love that grew between country stars Johnny Cash and June Carter during the early years of Cash's career, WALK THE LINE is the result of intense collaboration between director James Mangold, co-writer Gill Dennis, Johnny Cash, and June Carter Cash. Though both Cashes died in 2003, they oversaw the script's development for seven years. Mangold and Cash's insistence that the film's stars would actually sing paid off. Witherspoon's singing (as June) is lovely, and Phoenix's contains the raw energy and soul that defined Cash's sound.
Even as a child on a cotton farm in Depression-era Arkansas, Cash shows a strong interest in music, escaping from his no-frills life and strict father (Robert Patrick) through hymns and listening to the radio. When his brother dies in a freak accident, young Johnny feels responsible, and worries that he will never live up to his brother's goodness. The film follows Cash through his first marriage with Vivian Cash (Ginnifer Goodwin) and into the early stages of his touring career alongside such musicians as Jerry Lee Lewis, Carl Perkins, Roy Orbison, Elvis Presley, and most importantly, June Carter. As Cash's success grows, so does his relationship with drugs, alcohol, and Carter, putting a strain upon his family life. From his initial audition with Sam Phillips of Sun Records on through his legendary 1968 concert at Folsom Prison, Cash is transformed from a hesitant singer riddled with demons to a man whose uniquely bold style would make music history. WALK THE LINE never attempts to paint a full picture of Cash's prolific career, but instead focuses on the passions that drove his music and on the woman who gave him strength. With magical performances by Witherspoon and Phoenix, a haunting and inspiring American romance is brought beautifully to life.
Even as a child on a cotton farm in Depression-era Arkansas, Cash shows a strong interest in music, escaping from his no-frills life and strict father (Robert Patrick) through hymns and listening to the radio. When his brother dies in a freak accident, young Johnny feels responsible, and worries that he will never live up to his brother's goodness. The film follows Cash through his first marriage with Vivian Cash (Ginnifer Goodwin) and into the early stages of his touring career alongside such musicians as Jerry Lee Lewis, Carl Perkins, Roy Orbison, Elvis Presley, and most importantly, June Carter. As Cash's success grows, so does his relationship with drugs, alcohol, and Carter, putting a strain upon his family life. From his initial audition with Sam Phillips of Sun Records on through his legendary 1968 concert at Folsom Prison, Cash is transformed from a hesitant singer riddled with demons to a man whose uniquely bold style would make music history. WALK THE LINE never attempts to paint a full picture of Cash's prolific career, but instead focuses on the passions that drove his music and on the woman who gave him strength. With magical performances by Witherspoon and Phoenix, a haunting and inspiring American romance is brought beautifully to life.