Customer Reviews
Enjoyable - By: G. J. Weeks, 10 Aug 2008 
This is a movie to be enjoyed by all Cash fans. The two main actors give very good performances including the songs. I thought the portrayal of June Carter to be particularly attractive. Of course much is condensed from the real biography & at times I was glad I had some knowledge of it to understand the film. Similarly, while the songs were fine, the spoken dialogue was often unclear to me so i was glad I knew the basic story. It is a good portrayal of a troubled, turbulent great talent. Now I want to go & play the songs again.
amazing - By: jennifer aston, 19 Jul 2008 
i was a bit worried bout watching this as i dont know a thing about johnny cash ! but this movie has got me into all his songs i really love it its one of my all time fave movies i think Joaquin Phoenix & Reese Witherspoon are both amazingin there roles they have alot of chmeistry i lvoe it
Overlong, but compelling - By: D. Brusca, 03 Jul 2008 Joaquin Phoenix & Reese Witherspoonin a biopic of Johnny Cash, but i'm sure You all know that by now. It is a touch too long, but otherwise compelling viewing & with two great leads. It also grows on you morein the days after you watch it.
Check the Cash. - By: DangermouseZilla, 14 Jun 2008 Biopics can never show a full lifetime of events into a couple of hours - but they can try to capture the essence of the life they portray...
From showing how Johnny livedin the shadow of his late brother, to how he became a father himself; we see how his domestic situation was far from blissful & how this contrasted with the gruelling but increasingly glamorous tours. Beautiful folk singer & all-round-entertainer June represents something Johnny was missing, something deeply exciting - & also stable. But through drug addiction every thing is thrownin jeopardy & he starts to self destruct - his family, career, & developing love for June become a blur of moments through a narcotics induced haze.
The on-screen chemistry between Johnny (Pheonix) June (Witherspoon) seems naturally powerful. There's a sense that they belong, I have never really rated Reese Witherspoon but I am now converted. Her performance is the strongestin a film of strong performances! They are all believable & much of this is thanks to Reese Witherspoon's effortless characterisation.
Throughout the film you're always aware that Johnny is still a little boy at heart wanting to become a man he can be proud of & win the approval of his father. Through June - his saviour, he gets a second chance. Times move on & Johnny is an old-hat routine, but instread of embarassing himself on stage, he begins to ooze style, he is reborn & it is magical to watch.
In a nutshell: Solidly performed, The film ends where it begins, the prison gig which represented Johnny's second go at life. The Epilogue at the end confirms that the rest of the story, untoldin the film, was pretty much a happy one. This film succesfully shows us the key elements that make Johnny Cash the man he was. To fully understand the man behind the legend you need to listen to the music he so passionately produced.
superb - By: martin thomas, 06 Jun 2008 im not a fan of johny cash but this film is superb stuff indeed,i was very impressed with joaquin phoenix & resse witherspoon who were both outstandingin the leads
