Walk the Line Critic Reviews

Metascore®:

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Wall Street Journal | Joe MorgensternAdd Critic to Favorites

Breaks through the conventions of its biopic form with a pair of brilliant performances and a whole lot more.Read the full review

USA Today | Mike ClarkAdd Critic to Favorites

A Johnny Cash biopic equally packed with music and frustrated love, Walk the Line goes from compelling to enthralling.Read the full review

Chicago Sun-Times | Roger EbertAdd Critic to Favorites

What adds boundless energy to Walk the Line is the performance by Reese Witherspoon as June Carter Cash.Read the full review

Rolling Stone | Peter TraversAdd Critic to Favorites

Witherspoon has nailed it before, notably in "Election," but her portrayal of June is astounding in its vitality and richness.Read the full review

Boston Globe | Wesley MorrisAdd Critic to Favorites

The film sends you home moved and in a tuneful mood.Read the full review

Entertainment Weekly | Owen GleibermanAdd Critic to Favorites

A big, juicy, enjoyable wide-canvas biography with a handful of indelible moments.Read the full review

Slate | David EdelsteinAdd Critic to Favorites

In spite of its standard biopic gaps and simplifications, Walk the Line gets the big things right.Read the full review

San Francisco Chronicle | Mick LaSalleAdd Critic to Favorites

A passionate, chronicle of an extraordinary artist, and a love story that can't be beat.Read the full review

ReelViews | James BerardinelliAdd Critic to Favorites

This movie has a driving plotline that "Ray" lacked - a love story. To me, that's what elevates this film.Read the full review

Variety | Todd McCarthyAdd Critic to Favorites

Walk the Line is a strongly acted, musically vibrant, conventionally satisfying biopic of country/rock/blues legend Johnny Cash and his second wife, June Carter.Read the full review

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