Monday, April 20, 2009

Walk Hard: The Dewey Cox Story

This is a movie that was released in December 2007.
Written and directed by Jake Kasdan, son of esteemed director Lawrence.
The plot is essentially a parody of the Johnny Cash film, Walk the Line , except without any of the talent. Like Johnny Cash, singer Dewey Cox overcomes adversity, leaves home after chopping his brother in half with a machete, and goes on to become a musical legend, with issues. That's all I really wan to say about that.
The cast.....
  • John C. Reilly plays the lead as Dewey Cox, including as a 14 year old singing phenom.
  • Tim Meadows play Sam, Dewey's career drummer. Over the course of the movie Sam introduces the singer to all sorts of drugs. Meadows is good in a SNL type role.

I give this movie a rating of 8 of 50. A new low, don't bother to rent.

  • Character Development, 2 of 10, it's a parody, it wasn't meant to develop.
  • Screenplay, 2 of 10, Kasdan did fall far from the tree.
  • Acting, 2 of 10, Meadows is funny, without the sight gags, this movie would be painful.
  • Photography, 0 of 10, nuff said.
  • Plot, 2 of 10, shitty.

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