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7
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This movie is awsome. I couldent stop laughing at some scenes. I think if you like ranchy comedys like knocked up and superbad, then youll like this as well. If you dont, then prob not. Either way theres probely one scene that you have to laugh at...
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This movie is awsome. I couldent stop laughing at some scenes. I think if you like ranchy comedys like knocked up and superbad, then youll like this as well. If you dont, then prob not. Either way theres probely one scene that you have to laugh at for sure. Awsome movie!
Posted jul 12, 2009 8:27 am pt
I really like John C. Reilly, and it's nice to see him playing something other than second fiddle in a movie finally...but I didn't think the writing was outstanding. There were some GREAT parts with a lot of little "meh, that was clever, I...
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I really like John C. Reilly, and it's nice to see him playing something other than second fiddle in a movie finally...but I didn't think the writing was outstanding. There were some GREAT parts with a lot of little "meh, that was clever, I guess" moments...I could give a whole **** star just to Jack White's cameo (and cameos there are TONS of...am I the only one who wants Kristen Wiig to star in her own movie already?) as Elvis and the whole scene when he's sort of tried to be talked out of smoking weed.
Posted nov 13, 2008 4:19 pm pt
Walk Hard is a "fake" biopic based on such films as Ray & Walk the Line. It's not a straight up parody; it treats the material as if Dewey Cox really existed and that's one of the reasons this film works.
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Walk Hard is a "fake" biopic based on such films as Ray & Walk the Line. It's not a straight up parody; it treats the material as if Dewey Cox really existed and that's one of the reasons this film works.
The other reason Walk Hard works is John C. Reilly, who plays the oblivious and sometimes infantile title character of Dewey Cox. This isn't a Will Ferrell over-the-top performance. Reilly plays the role mostly as a straight man with a very subtle comical performance that only occasionally ventures into the land of absurdity- and even those times are mostly drug induced. Reilly is so likeable and charismatic that he carries the film and is the glue that holds all the superb supporting players together. It also doesn't hurt that he's a pretty damn good singer!
The movie follows Cox from when he was a little boy and accidentally cut his brother in half with a machete, to his teenage years when he gets married to his first wife, to his adult "experimental" years, all the way to his later "making up for lost time" years. It really is a funny movie that I sat through THREE times because I enjoyed it so much; once for the regular theatrical release, second for the extended director's cut, and a third time with the commentary on. It's even funnier knowing the background stories and insights associated with many of the jokes within the movie.
Posted jul 17, 2008 6:13 am pt
A great parody, real fun to watch with friends. It's as hilarious as Talladega Nights and as absurd as the better Scary Movies movies (One and Three)
Posted apr 29, 2008 2:31 am pt
Nice to see such a mischievous movie. A little bit wacky, but not too much, and not nearly as hit-or-miss as I expected. Supposedly they sifted through a lot of material to get what's on screen. I think they have a good idea about what to...
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Nice to see such a mischievous movie. A little bit wacky, but not too much, and not nearly as hit-or-miss as I expected. Supposedly they sifted through a lot of material to get what's on screen. I think they have a good idea about what to keep.
The sink joke got funnier and funnier every time.
Posted apr 22, 2008 10:47 am pt
All threw this movie i had to force out a laughter or two and while i did that i had people stare at me!
I know this is a farce of Walk the line. But i do not have respect for them to make fun of that movie because there pretty much trying...
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All threw this movie i had to force out a laughter or two and while i did that i had people stare at me!
I know this is a farce of Walk the line. But i do not have respect for them to make fun of that movie because there pretty much trying to make fun of johnny cashes whole life. Which is stupid i grew up with johnny's music and am a great fan of his and i do not see anyone to make slightly of his life a hour long ha ha wheres the joke in this.
If there going to make a farce movie how about they do one with a one hit singer. At least there we can laugh at there failed career.
If you enjoyed this well i see no way for someone to actually like this.
There was no story to it and it jumped around so many times i was laughing at the parts they were walking YES walking scenes!
I thought i was going mad for this movie to end.
I wanted to throw myself out of the balcony and set myself on fire. But lucky the movie ended and i was able to escape the horror of the worst movie of 2007.
Do not waste your time there is better comedy's then this just go to your local video store and look around but do not pick this up because its not worth a penny it was made with!
Posted apr 10, 2008 2:12 am pt
very rarely do the people who made this movie make bad comedies. They are known for their great comedic movies. This is not one of them. This movie falls flat on its face from the beginning and never seems to get up. Walk Hard tells the story of a...
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very rarely do the people who made this movie make bad comedies. They are known for their great comedic movies. This is not one of them. This movie falls flat on its face from the beginning and never seems to get up. Walk Hard tells the story of a fictional singer named dewey cox and his life and times. Basically what they did was take bits of all the other music movies and try to thrown them into one movie. The basic movie they follow is walk the line with a few others thrown in. Reilly is more of a character actor but in this movie he takes the lead. He is good but there is not much here for him to work with. The acting in this movie is average at best and there are a bunch of uncredited cameos. The music in this movie is decent with the main tune being actually pretty catchy. They show cox changing from decade to decade in supposedly comedic ways. I really cannot recommend this movie because it does not deliver on the laughs. Maybe if it was made by someone other then the people that made this movie it would be viewed as good. You tend to expect more from these guys and when they rush something like this out its a shame. You could tell by the box office of the movie that its not good. Skip it.
Posted apr 9, 2008 8:58 am pt
I wont take too much of your time but i will say this this film was just funny.If you liked talledaga nights you should like this even will ferral isnt in it.But on the other hand if you didnt like it then you might like this since i thought it...
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I wont take too much of your time but i will say this this film was just funny.If you liked talledaga nights you should like this even will ferral isnt in it.But on the other hand if you didnt like it then you might like this since i thought it was a little better than that movie.So its up to you but i will also add that its long like 2 hours long which i thought was a little overdoin it.
Posted mar 24, 2008 5:17 am pt
John C. Reilly stars as Dewey Cox, the fictional legendary country singer in this spoof comedy. The film is a parody of the biopics of Ray Charles (Ray) and Johnny Cash (Walk the line). Cue lots of piss take moments like becoming traumatised due...
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John C. Reilly stars as Dewey Cox, the fictional legendary country singer in this spoof comedy. The film is a parody of the biopics of Ray Charles (Ray) and Johnny Cash (Walk the line). Cue lots of piss take moments like becoming traumatised due to accidentally cutting his brother in half with a machete as a young boy. He'll meet the Beatles and Elvis and they're just as nuts. The story goes through the familiar route of him trying every drug there is, getting hooked, falling in love with his duet partner (Jenna Fischer) then him going mental after his initial success, "I want an army of didgeridoo's!"
There are funny bits of dialogue and some of the songs are amusing, but there are only so many 'Cox' puns you can get away with in one film.
Posted jan 17, 2008 12:28 am pt
John C. Reilly stars as Dewey Cox, the fictional legendary country singer in this spoof comedy. The film is a parody of the biopics of Ray Charles (Ray) and Johnny Cash (Walk the line). Cue lots of piss take moments like becoming traumatised due...
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John C. Reilly stars as Dewey Cox, the fictional legendary country singer in this spoof comedy. The film is a parody of the biopics of Ray Charles (Ray) and Johnny Cash (Walk the line). Cue lots of piss take moments like becoming traumatised due to accidentally cutting his brother in half with a machete as a young boy. He'll meet the Beatles and Elvis and they're just as nuts. The story goes through the familiar route of him trying every drug there is, getting hooked, falling in love with his duet partner (Jenna Fischer) then him going mental after his initial success, "I want an army of didgeridoo's!"
There are funny bits of dialogue and some of the songs are amusing, but there are only so many 'Cox' puns you can get away with in one film.
Posted jan 17, 2008 12:27 am pt
