Walk Hard: The Dewey Cox Story Reviews

John C Reilly is best known for his supporting roles in good films like "Chicago" and "Boogie Nights". He has established himself over the years as an exceptional actor, often as the "good-natured lug" a character he perfected in "Talladega Nights:The Ballad of Ricky Bobby" as Will Ferrell's good natured, but not-so-smart racing buddy, Cal Naughton, Jr. Here he gets to take center stage as Dewey Cox, who is loosely based on Johnny Cash in a movie obviously inspired by "Walk the Line". — — "Walk Hard: The Dewey Cox Story" wants to send up the whole music biopic genre and not… read full review »

John C. Reilly plays the lead role of Dewey Cox in this movie, which is basically a spoof of a  biography of a musician.  John C. Reilly almost always plays a goofy character and he's actually good at it.  He did a great job in playing this unlikely musician, who rises personal challenges and overcomes the childhood trauma of slicing his brother in half as a child. (Yes, you read that right)  Tim Meadows, from Saturday Night Live, also had a funny role as one of his bandmates, although his part was fairly small. — The storyline was pretty silly. … read full review »