[direwolf74]

Saw it this afternoon and I loved every minute of it. Incredible performance by Joaquin Phoenix. The guy looks and sounds so much like Johnny it's creepy. He sings all the tunes himself, and after the first 10 minutes you barely notice that it's not actually Cash. I'd like to see him win the Oscar for this, but after Jamie Foxx's win last year for "Ray", I doubt the academy would award two music biopics in a row. Reese Witherspoon is very good as well. The movie ends just after the legendary Folsom Prison concert, and I kinda wish they would've touched on his mid-90s comeback a little bit. But that's a minor quibble. Johnny's story is well told, the movie flows nicely, and the music is fantastic. Thumbs up!


:thumb:

[tigerthelion]

My brother saw it and loved it also. Joaquin is a very talented actor. I'm not much for biopics myself so I don't know if I'll end up watching it but all I've heard are good reviews so far.

[opiated]

reese is such an incredible beauty and talent..i could seriously fall in love with her :oops:

[emperor penguin]

reese is such an incredible beauty and talent..i could seriously fall in love with her :oops:

ya I agree, she was great as June

Joaquin put on a great performance as well. Really great movie and I learned alot of facts about Johnny's life that I never knew about, like the death of his brother. Joaquin's singing was really good aswell.

:thumb: :thumb: in my books

[direwolf74]

reese is such an incredible beauty and talent..i could seriously fall in love with her :oops:

Agreed. Reese is adorable.