Walk the Line

2005
US
2h 16min
12A

Directed by: James Mangold
Written by: James Mangold, Gill Dennis
Cast: Joaquin Phoenix
Website: www.walkthelinethemovie.com

Likeable Johnny Cash biopic which follows the man in black's quest for June Carter's heart. Golden Globe winners Phoenix and Witherspoon (Carter) are hugely engaging: she as the impish Southern lady and he as the brooding inappropriate suitor. Walk the Line explains how the pair's love which went unfulfilled – as they were still married to different people – while telling of their eventual uniting and Johnny beating his addiction to amphetamines.