A friend of mine loaned me her copy of the DVD for the Johnny Cash biopic, "Walk the Line" and I really loved it. I'm not a fan of country music, but Cash was not Country. More Rockabilly, but with a lot of soul injected.
My one very minor connection with Cash is that when I was in 7th grade we moved to Memphis (Air Force dad) and the house we rented belonged to Cash's bass player, Marshal something-or-other. Very nice house. But the movie reminded me of how much entertainment Cash provided through his music and how many songs of his seem to thread through my life.
The added spice of his relationship with June Carter makes the whole package/story so much more touching. In many respects it's a chick flick, but you can't watch Joaquin Phoenix's amazing, riveting portrayal without getting chills. As if all that isn't enough, Reese Witherspoon is amazing.
The icing on the cake is the fact that both actors did all the singing, and I am impressed by both of them. Not only did they do credit to the songs and the singing, they also came across remarkably like Cash and Carter. Really a very, very good movie.
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