Recent Reviews for Walk Hard: The Dewey Cox Story
Recent Reviews
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MCT:July 24, 2008"Walk hard
Hard
Down life's
Rocky road."
Damn thats an awesome song.
Walk Hard: The Dewey Cox Story. This was a really good movie. I was also funny. Actually its a comedy, a good comedy. This movie shows the life of a rockstar, the marriages, the drugs, the temptations, the humor, and all of that stuff. Dang this was really good.
"Walk Hard
Hard
Down Life's
Rocky Road."
John Riley did a great job in his role as dewey cox. This was a really good movie. -
MCT:July 24, 2008The first 15-20 minutes were funny and the last 10-15 minutes were ok but the middle is bad. Not worth a watching.
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MCT:July 23, 2008Intermittently funny but too long. I give it a pass because I watched the "unrated" version which runs about 30 minutes longer itself.
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MCT:July 21, 2008OK - the music and the era and the singers he was modelled after are genius... the rest is crap. Another hateful character!
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MCT:July 20, 2008
De3cent comedy. I like how it parodies the rock and roll cliiches. Pretty much middle of road, but the music was actually good.
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MCT:July 20, 2008
Some funny moments, but I really liked Walk the Line which Dewey Cox mocks (hey, that rhymed!). Not a total waste of time.
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MCT:July 20, 2008
Rather good parody of all musical biopics. Not like those other parody crap shit films which just chuck about references. The film works by itself. The jokes are spot on aiming themselves at the music industry and the medias representation of music icons. Some of it is predictable, afterall the main character is called Cox, you see where this is going. The songs are great, and as Chicago showed us John C. Reiley can really belt out a tune. I saw the extended edition which was far too long and the joke got old. I reckon the theatrical cut would be worth an extra half star. The Beatles scenes is absolutely brilliant in both its stupidity and its genius. Jack White as Elvis was also a highlight.
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MCT:July 20, 2008My punt is eintlik 0, maar mens kan nie 'n nul maklik wys met die stelsel nie. Pateties, Vermy! Het dit net na Darwin Awards gekyk wat baie goed was.
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MCT:July 19, 2008Pretty good farce. Reilly is good but it is a bit long. The ads on the DVD are funny about Cox Sausage. Its nice to see Reilly do stuff like this after strong supporting roles in PTA films.
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MCT:July 17, 2008
If you like watching the Scary Movie/Teen Movie/Date Movie/Epic Movie series, STOP IT. This is how you do parody. Rolling in equal parts Walk the Line and Mr. Holland's Opus (along with, hilariously, a little Field of Dreams!), Judd Apatow delivers an entertaining romp that melds the biopic with the Forrest Gump "life story structure". Undergirded by a great, if ridiculous, performance by John C. Reilly and about a thousand cameos, it seems, Walk Hard is great fun even if some of its jokes are weaker than other. Worth seeing, and likely one that will get funnier every time you see it - if you can actually manage to watch it again, though... well, you're tougher than me.
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MCT:July 15, 2008
I was surprised by this movie.. I laughed half the time and my jaw was dropped for the other half.. a good parody of many classic artists
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MCT:July 14, 2008
Walk Hard is one of this year?s funniest films ? a great end to a year that had several comedic disappointments. If you liked the over-the-top characters Ron Burgundy and Ricky Bobby, you will love the newest addition: Dewey Cox. Or, if you are a Will Ferrell-hater, this is the perfect opportunity for you to enjoy a Judd Apatow flick and see what the hype is about.
The songs are genuinely catchy while being lyrically absurd; as popular music changes each decade, so does Cox?s musical style (as well as his drugs of choice). As in previous Apatow films, Walk Hard is sprinkled with celebrity cameos...
For a full review, visit: http://www.popjournalism.ca/magazine/2007/12/28/review-walk-hard/ -
MCT:July 13, 2008Walk Hard is everything that parody movies like Epic Movie and Date Movie aren't: on target and hilarious.
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MCT:July 11, 2008
This movie was stupid, one of the mocking genre, going off of such movies as Ray, The Doors, and Walk the Line. I was not a fan
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MCT:July 8, 2008Oh my god! Not only is this a crappy comedy in its own right, but it's also a crappy parody - of what was a really good film.
Everyone involved in this pile of DS should hang their heads in shame and never, EVER make another film again!!! -
MCT:July 6, 2008What do ya know? We finally have a Apatow film that sucks.
it does have its moments that will make you smile (and a small laugh at best) but nothing more.
It just make me loathe John C. Reilly so much more. -
MCT:July 6, 2008
Much better than I had expected, basically Walk the Line meets every story told by or about The Beatles, The Doors and David Bowie.
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MCT:July 6, 2008
Much better than I thought--one of those totally stupid movies that make you laugh so much. A great send-up of musical bios , especially Walk the Line----the song lyrics are so funny especially the Dylan send-ups and Let's Duet!
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MCT:July 5, 2008
A delightful piece of silliness. I can only hope that this is the mirror image of what the music industry has always been. Tick this one off as one of those films that leaves that cheesy grin on your face when it finishes. Its nice to know that Americans can do scouse accents as well as they do cockney accents. Pray for the days when the music industry returns to such decedent ways!
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MCT:July 3, 2008
Definitely had its moments altho some scenes were just poorly executed.
But all in all, a funny flick with great parodies of famous rock stars.
What was up with seeing this random dude's cock in the middle of the movie? All of a sudden you get this Forgetting-Sarah-Marshall-style cock shot. Disgusting! But sexy!
NO DISGUSTING FUCK! -
MCT:July 2, 2008
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 sequence that is palpably a parody of Walk the Line. Soon enough the film is blemished with various tracks of fantastic music.
Walk Hard is a film concerning an iconic musician named Dewey Cox (Reilly) whose songs shape the music industry during the 20th century. As a child he accidentally slices his gifted brother (Hormess) in half with a machete. Dewey instigates his significant fascination in becoming a singer at the age of 14, much to the pungent opposition of his father (Barry). But he doesn't let this get in his way when at the age of 15 he's already married, has children, and becomes an idol among young ladies. Determined to establish himself as an even bigger star in the music industry, he begins his steady rise to fame before his legacy is threatened. As Dewey's love for music spirals out of control, he neglects the people that love him.
The regular formula is employed here for best effect. It seems the formula is coincidentally identical for every musician: at first they suffer through a childhood tragedy, then they're young and naïve with ambitions to reach stardom, then they create a massive hit and soon skyrocket to stardom. Then the drug addictions kick in (as well as the womanising...Dewey sleeps with 411 girls and marries three times), then comes prison and rehab followed by a long period of desolation. Cue the triumphant comeback close to the film's conclusion and the musician dies at the end. In a sense, Walk Hard cleverly satirises the formula by copying it. Every music biopic from The Doors to Walk the Line loyally follow this formula as the story of the protagonist in question enjoys a formulaic career. The filmmakers deserve kudos for this cleverly subtle touch that is extremely funny.
John C. Reilly rises above the common genre standard. Reilly sings all of his own songs and produces his own music. That feat itself deserves tremendous recognition. He sounds like Johnny Cash (because he's meant to, of course) when he sings the title song. It's interesting to note that when the character is in his 30s, he doesn't look any different to when he was 14. It's only when Dewey reaches old age that his appearance begins to change. That's another brilliant subtle laugh. It's difficult to describe the supporting cast as characters disappear and reappear. Aside from Reilly, there aren't many significant characters to note. I will mention Jenna Fischer as the character of Darlene who becomes one of the main women in Dewey's life. Fischer's character is ostensibly representing the character of June Carter from Walk the Line that was played by Reese Witherspoon. They share a similar story with their respective protagonist. Raymond J. Barry is also very amusing as Dewey Cox's father, whose looks alone represent Robert Patrick's character from Walk the Line.
Overall, Walk Hard: The Dewey Cox Story is a reasonably disappointing spoof of the music biopic genre. When it comes to Judd Apatow I expected better results. There are a number of shrewd quality laughs, but most of these laughs are drawn from full frontal nudity (including a very detailed close-up of a man's penis), swearing, dumb characters and even potty jokes. In this day and age, this form of humour grows old. By all means, this film is far superior to rubbish such as Epic Movie and other brainless spoofs in that vein. After hearing a number of glowing positives regarding this film, I found it very disappointing. -
MCT:June 29, 2008
love the full frontal!
this movie was good, but i think the movie could have been better. maybe less music and more monkey. -
MCT:June 29, 2008
Just as the pixar movies (Finding Nemo, The Incredibles, Showgirls) *ahem* all have that unique and new, yet familiar feel to them, these movies that are "brought to you by who made Knocked up and Superbad" feel the same way. They have their own uniqueness but are familiar all in the same.
Theres not many people willing to take this big a stab (or machete slice as the case may be) at such respected music personalities. But the Dewy Cox story does just that. And boy howdy does it do it well. The familiar outrageouseness attributed with Knocked Up and Superbad is clearly noticeable and blends together nicely with the the constant cameo's and ridiculous southern accents singing sexually obvious songs.
Walk Hard's main character would surely have been better fitted to Will Ferral, for him maybe. But we cant have him in everything or we will get sick of him. Actually its starting to get that way anyway. Kind of like reality television. Although that sucked from the beginning. Huh? Oh yeah. Walk Hard.
Unfortunately theres a bit of a lull between the truly great laughs. Which makes for a bit of boredom at some points, but the magnitude of the jokes make up for it.
The whole thing plays out like a half arsed documetary. Which is undoubtedly the best way for it to be told. Purely enjoyable. Suerficially funny stuff.
Justins Best Bit: Jack Black as one of the delightfully ridiculous Beatles. -
MCT:June 25, 2008
Finally, the king of supporting actors gets a lead role in this charming little musical biopic take-off. John C Reilly is up to his usual high standard in a chameleonic performance that spans a lifetime. Cameos aplenty are great fun, to the point of overshadowing the comedy, but there are still plenty of laughs to be had. Lighthearted and loads of fun, the music has me wanting to watch it again soon. And, I learned just how easy it is to accidentally cut someone in half with a machete!!! Good fun.
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MCT:June 24, 2008
Major disappointment. Has moments but too few and far between. I wanted so much to like this but such is life.
