Walk the Line Critic Reviews
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Based upon 15 Critic Reviews- Highest Rated
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Unfortunately, for all its good music and admirable vocal impersonations, Walk the Line slides -- very, very slowly -- downhill.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
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
In spite of its standard biopic gaps and simplifications, Walk the Line gets the big things right.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
Breaks through the conventions of its biopic form with a pair of brilliant performances and a whole lot more.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
A passionate, chronicle of an extraordinary artist, and a love story that can't be beat.Read the full review
A Johnny Cash biopic equally packed with music and frustrated love, Walk the Line goes from compelling to enthralling.Read the full review
Ends up being another one of those life-of-an-entertainer films that reduces an artist to his most embarrassing moments.Read the full review
