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Walk The Line Reviews

2005 Certificate 12
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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 .. Read more

Starring Joaquin Phoenix, Reese Witherspoon, Robert Patrick, Ginnifer Goodwin
Director James Mangold
Genres Drama, Romance

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  • Critics' reviews (6) of Walk The Line

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  • Johnny Cashs legendary 1968 comeback gig at Californias Fulsom Prison bookends this refreshing biopic of the... read more on Time Out

    • Time Out
  • One film that has Oscar written all over it

    • Rolling Stone
  • A great American love story

    • Vogue
  • Most helpful members' reviews (3) of Walk The Line

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  • 87 out of 93 people found this review helpful

    Rated - 5.0 stars [Highly rated reviewer]

    Walk the Line

    This biopic of Johnny Cash (Phoenix) wisely decides not to try and tell the whole story of his life but instead focuses on 13 years between his first hit and ... more

      • SAI81 from Tonbridge
  • 32 out of 46 people found this review helpful

    Rated - 2.0 stars

    All forumla, no soul

    The exciting and unpredictable life of the young Jonny Cash is rendered here into a dull and formulaic bio-pic as only Hollywood can make them.

    The ... more

      • Paul Watson from Uxbridge, England
  • 24 out of 26 people found this review helpful

    Rated - 5.0 stars

    Walk The Line - You won't Regret it.

    Walk the Line is a movie about American legend singer/songwriter's career at its peak and at its lows and his relationship with June Carter. But it's ... more

      • KhnemibreAmasis from London
  • Most recent members' reviews (2) of Walk The Line

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  • 24 out of 26 people found this review helpful

    Rated - 5.0 stars

    Walk The Line - You won't Regret it.

    Walk the Line is a movie about American legend singer/songwriter's career at its peak and at its lows and his relationship with June Carter. But it's ... more

      • KhnemibreAmasis from London
  • 4 out of 4 people found this review helpful

    Rated - 1.0 star

    Walk The Line

    Didnt find the plot sufficiently engaing to overcome my dislike of country and western music

      • A customer from Beckenham
  • 87 out of 93 people found this review helpful

    Rated - 5.0 stars [Highly rated reviewer]

    Walk the Line

    This biopic of Johnny Cash (Phoenix) wisely decides not to try and tell the whole story of his life but instead focuses on 13 years between his first hit and ... more

      • SAI81 from Tonbridge
  • 32 out of 46 people found this review helpful

    Rated - 2.0 stars

    All forumla, no soul

    The exciting and unpredictable life of the young Jonny Cash is rendered here into a dull and formulaic bio-pic as only Hollywood can make them.

    The ... more

      • Paul Watson from Uxbridge, England
  • 24 out of 26 people found this review helpful

    Rated - 5.0 stars

    Walk The Line - You won't Regret it.

    Walk the Line is a movie about American legend singer/songwriter's career at its peak and at its lows and his relationship with June Carter. But it's ... more

      • KhnemibreAmasis from London
  • 23 out of 23 people found this review helpful

    Rated - 5.0 stars

    What a movie!

    Before I went to see this movie, I was not expecting much due to hype. However, I was so wrong. Five minutes into it, I was hooked!

    The characters ... more

      • A customer from Ascot, England
  • 21 out of 23 people found this review helpful

    Rated - 5.0 stars

    Most authentic biopic so far....

    Having been a staunch Johnny Cash fan since the late 50's I must admit that I was less than enthralled to hear Hollywood was making a movie about him. My ... more

      • pedro01 from Wallasey
  • 20 out of 21 people found this review helpful

    Rated - 5.0 stars

    Toe the line

    This film is about the life story of the singer Johnny Cash. This, for me , was one of the best films I have seen about a singers life. It had everything, ... more

      • Mbub from Westbury, Wilts
  • 14 out of 14 people found this review helpful

    Rated - 5.0 stars

    Cash Fan Now!

    Walk The Line is one of those films that stays with you long after you leave the cinema.

    The best film I have seen in a long long time, left the ... more

      • JoandNigel from Hampshire
  • 10 out of 10 people found this review helpful

    Rated - 4.0 stars

    Another tortured genius biopic

    'Walk the line' follows the early career of ,the recently departed, Johnny Cash. Although im not overly familiar with JC, Joaquin Phoenix seems to have ... more

      • andycro1 from Tyne and wear
  • 10 out of 12 people found this review helpful

    Rated - 5.0 stars

    If ever an Oscar was earned but not received

    How typical that Joaquin Pheonix plays the best role he has to date, and plays it with passion worthy of the Oscar, only to come up against Philip Seymour ... more

      • Antony Leigh from Manchester, England
  • 8 out of 10 people found this review helpful

    Rated - 5.0 stars

    WOW!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

    This is one of the best films i have had the pleasure to watch, it is that good i applauded at the end. If you want to see a good film, no sorry fantastic film ... more

      • Kevin Patten from WEST WALES
  • Critics' reviews (6)

  • Johnny Cashs legendary 1968 comeback gig at Californias Fulsom Prison bookends this refreshing biopic of the... read more on Time Out

    • Time Out
  • One film that has Oscar written all over it

    • Rolling Stone
  • A great American love story

    • Vogue
  • Extraordinary

    • The Times
  • Terrific

    • Daily Mail
  • Flawless

    • Evening Standard
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Rating breakdown

73,830 Member ratings
  • 100
11,103
  • 90
9,285
  • 80
19,921
  • 70
13,529
  • 60
10,507
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2,488
  • 30
1,155
  • 20
975
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