Walk the Line Critic Reviews
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Based upon 15 Critic Reviews- Highest Rated
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The film sends you home moved and in a tuneful mood.Read the full review
What adds boundless energy to Walk the Line is the performance by Reese Witherspoon as June Carter Cash.Read the full review
A big, juicy, enjoyable wide-canvas biography with a handful of indelible moments.Read the full review
The movie is less an uncharted journey than a 2 p.m. bus tour of a music industry legend. But like an expert guide, Mangold shepherds the story with enough grace, energy and skill to make it worthwhile.Read the full review
This movie has a driving plotline that "Ray" lacked - a love story. To me, that's what elevates this film.Read the full review
Witherspoon has nailed it before, notably in "Election," but her portrayal of June is astounding in its vitality and richness.Read the full review
A passionate, chronicle of an extraordinary artist, and a love story that can't be beat.Read the full review
In spite of its standard biopic gaps and simplifications, Walk the Line gets the big things right.Read the full review
The decision to approach Johnny's life as a love story causes Mangold to neglect the development of Johnny's music.Read the full review
There is no way a feature-length movie could do justice to such bounty, and Walk the Line settles for the minimum.Read the full review
