Walk Hard makes sure there's nothihg left of the horse
I think that the role of Dewey Cox in "Walk Hard" was made for Will Ferell, but he was unavailable and the next best and abvious choice, John C. Reilly stepped in.
Not that Reilly did a bad job, but Ferell being Ferell could have crammed just a few more laughs into this stuffed sardine can of comedy.
It was funny, exhaustingly funny.
One of those comdies that never lets up so by the end of it you think you'll never laugh again, or at least for a half hour or something.
Taking on the formulaic rock star bioi-pic, especially "Walk the Line," "Walk Hard" started off right away with the scene between Dewey and his borther, Nate Cox. "Nothing horrible is going to happen today."
It was also fun catching all the cameos, like Jack White, Jack Black, Jason Scwartzman, Malcolm in the Middle, the Apple guy from the commercials, the Temptations etc. etc.
The back up band was great, Chris Parnell, Matt Besser (who, by the way, looks exactly like Johnny Cash) and Tim Meadows.
Meadows should be the new spokesperson for D.A.R.E., "Seriously, you don't want any part of this."
It was funny, but I was glad to see it end when it did. And when it did end, I felt a little twinge in my heart for Dewey Cox, it was a Beautiful Ride.
Rating: XL