| cl | | | | wrote and sang were from his heart about his own |
| Copyright © 2008 Ed Bagley | | | | life; they were not phony, and music lovers related to |
| Walk the Line - 2 Stars (Average) | | | | them in their own world. |
| "Walk the Line" is the story of Johnny Cash (Joaquin | | | | Walk the Line was a struggle to produce as it took 4 |
| Phoenix) and June Carter Cash (Reese Witherspoon). | | | | years to secure the rights to the film and another 4 |
| Born poor in Arkansas, Cash rises to fame in the | | | | years to get the film made. Joaquin Phoenix and |
| country music world and destroys a lot of relationships | | | | Reese Witherspoon did their own singing, both of them |
| along the way with drinking, drugs and pandering. | | | | had 6 months of vocal training and also learned to play |
| Eventually, June Carter wins his heart. | | | | their instruments (guitar and auto-harp) from scratch. |
| Cash became who he was because the songs he | | | | |