Director: Jake Kasdan Stars: John C. Reilly, Jenna Fischer, David Krumholtz Walk Hard: The Dewey Cox Story is a Golden Globe-nominated comedy film starring John C. Reilly and directed by Jake Kasdan. Judd Apatow, who directed The 40-Year-Old Virgin and Knocked Up, co-wrote and produced the film. The MPAA gave the film an R rating for sexual content, graphic nudity, drug use and language. In her MySpace blog, Jenna Fischer, who costars opposite Reilly, concurred with the film's rating, noting that the film is "very raunchy and sexy" and describing the film's humor as "hard core...There is a ton of nudity in this movie, actually." Dewey Cox parodies several music legends, including Ray Charles, Johnny Cash, Bob Dylan, and others.
The film was released in the United States and Canada on December 21, 2007
Plot Fictional musician Dewey Cox skyrockets from humble beginnings in Springberry, Alabama and eventually gets caught up in the fame of rock and roll. He begins to hang out with the big time people such as Elvis Presley and the Beatles. Jenna Fischer plays his backup singer and second wife, Darlene. His was first married to his first wife Edith with whom he had many kids, but the marriage was over when she found Dewey about to have sex with Darlene. One of the pervasive themes of the movie is the fact that he accidentally cut his brother in half at the waist when he was a child (a reference to Johnny Cash's older brother Jack, who was almost cut in half by a table saw and died from his injuries). Critical reception
As of December 23, 2007, the review aggregator Rotten Tomatoes reported that 78% of the reviews from 94 critics were positive the site's "Cream of the Crop" reviewers were almost as positive, averaging a 6.1 out of 10. Metacritic reported the film had an average score of 65 out of 100, based on 27 reviews — indicating generally favorable reviews. The movie generated only $4.1 million in its opening weekend, despite good reviews. |
