Walk Hard: The Dewey Cox Story (2007)

Posted : 2 months, 1 week ago at Sep 15 7:16

Biopic films are a great way of remembering a legend, and im mocking those biopic films Walk Hard has created a legend out of Dewey Cox. Walk Hard is the story of Dewey Cox (John C Reilly), a Johnny Cash-esque singer who after accidentally killing his brother has to prove his greatness, or be doubly great for himself and his brother. After playing “the devils” music a 14-year-old Dewey leaves home with his 12-year-old girlfriend Edith. Only to get a house and a job, and shortly a record deal by a group of jewish men. Along the way Dewey meets Darlene (Jenna Fischer) , an obvious reference to Walk the Line. has numerous children, wears two wedding rings, tries his hand at sexual carpentry, tries all manner of drugs and goes to rehab twice. Towards the end of the film Dewey realises he...Read more

Rating : 10/10

Posted : 9 months ago at Feb 23 19:18

''It's called Karate, man. Only two kinds of people know it, The Chinese and The King. And one of them is me.'' Singer Dewey Cox overcomes adversity to become a musical legend. John C. Reilly: Dewey Cox What a surprisingly funny and entertaining movie. This movie is one of the best spoofs on media stars to come out in a long time. Not only was John C. Reilly wonderful in his role as Dewey Cox, the entire cast was great. Special commendation must be afforded to Raymond J. Barry who plays Dewey's rambunctious father. Mr. Barry was truly hilarious. Now there a lot of nudity in this movie, but it's part of the story and without it the story of Dewey Cox could not be effectively told. If you like a clever script, strong comedic acting, and a movie that is a great parody of the enterta...Read more

Rating : 7/10

Posted : 1 year, 4 months ago at Jul 2 6:07

Edith: "What about my dreams?" Dewey Cox: "Edith I told you I can't build your candy house! It will fall apart, the sun will melt the candy, it won't work!" As a Judd Apatow feature, Walk Hard: The Dewey Cox Story is a slight disappointment with mild laughs. On the other hand, as a contemporary movie spoof of a genre then Walk Hard: The Dewey Cox Story surpasses expectations. No matter which category you slide this film into, you will never regard it as a modern masterpiece. This film is fundamentally a parody of recent music biopics. Quintessentially, the film's structure is profoundly influenced by the 2005 Johnny Cash biopic Walk the Line with additional parodying of biopics such as Ray. You recognise that you're in for an exceedingly enjoyable time during the film's opening sequenc...Read more