Walk Hard: The Dewey Cox Story (2007)
Average Rating: 6.5/10
Reviews Counted: 139
Fresh: 103 | Rotten: 36
A parody that pokes fun at rock stars and reductive biopics alike, this comedy sings in large part because of stellar performances and clever original music.
Average Rating: 6/10
Critic Reviews: 35
Fresh: 25 | Rotten: 10
A parody that pokes fun at rock stars and reductive biopics alike, this comedy sings in large part because of stellar performances and clever original music.
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Judd Apatow and Jake Kasdan team up to take the swagger out of the traditional music biopic with this look at the troubled life of fictional music legend Dewey Cox (John C. Reilly). Apatow and Kasdan both write and produce, while Freaks and Geeks and Orange County director Kasdan steps into the director's chair. Dewey Cox is a rock & roll legend whose songs have the power to shake a nation. Despite the fact that Cox's career has been something of a roller coaster ride, the fact remains that he
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John C. Reilly
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Jenna Fischer
Darlene Madison -
Raymond J. Barry
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Kristen Wiig
Edith -
Tim Meadows
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Harold Ramis
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Margo Martindale
Ma Cox -
Chris Parnell
Theo -
Matt Besser
Dave -
Jack Black
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Paul Rudd
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Jason Schwartzman
Ringo Starr -
Justin Long
George Harrison -
Jack White
Elvis Presley -
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Odette Annable
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All Critics (140) | Top Critics (36) | Fresh (108) | Rotten (36) | DVD (9)
The one area where 'Walk Hard' does manage to hold its own against classics of the genre such as 'This is Spinal Tap' or 'Sweet and Lowdown' is the music, all of which is expertly written and performed.
Top CriticWalk Hard runs down quickly, and suffers further from having the wide-eyed and weightless Reilly as its star.
Reilly is recklessly funny.
Cox rocks.
Call me a cynic, call me a curmudgeon, call me perverse -- I loved every moment of Dewey Cox's story.
Walk Hard is the kind of movie that you want to love and not just like, but liking it is good enough.
Like the drunk guy who squeezes your arm and tells the same joke over and over until you laugh, goddamn you, laugh!
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The entire film has three repetitive jokes: Dewey cut his brother in half, Dewey can't smell, and he's going to take drugs. So it's kind of amazing how well the film works.
Throughout his entire acting career, John C. Reilly has always played second fiddle, and his choice in movies has never really allowed him to show off his comedic talents. That is, at least, until now.
... it's more silly than clever, quoting Ray and Walk the Line (among other biopics) as Dewey morphs through country, R&B, rock, folk and other musical genres.
... starts out brilliantly playing with the tired tropes of musical biopics before utterly losing its way.
The Blu Ray version of Walk Hard is a two-disc affair, complete with an extended version of the film that includes an extra 24-minutes of silliness.
Awfully uneven, sometimes not funny at all, but John C. Reilly is so goofily sincere and Jake Kasdan and Judd Apatow include enough comedic gems to make it worthwhile.
Walk Hard brings the funny and a keen observational sense
fantastic fun
John C. Reilly does Dewey Cox as a hilarious stoner, beer gut middle-aged teen, with a touch of Imus. Move over, Britney Spears.
John C. Reilly does Dewey Cox as a hilarious stoner, beer gut middle-aged teen, with a touch of Imus. Move over, Britney Spears.
I'm no 'Coxologist,' but this Walk the Line parody really, umm, grows on you.
Como sátira às inúmeras e formulaicas cinebiografias de músicos célebres, o filme funciona maravilhosamente bem. Pena que recaia com tanta freqüência na paródia, que peca por um exagero que embaraçaria até mesmo o trio Zucker-Abraham-Zucker.
a perfect storm of incompetent idiocy that might kill off mockumentaries altogether.
Who knew that Judd Apatow, the master of sex comedies, also spoke jive?
Audience Reviews for Walk Hard: The Dewey Cox Story
Super Reviewer
"Life made him tough. Love made him strong. Music made him hard."
I absolutely love Walk Hard, and I always have. I saw this on opening night and since then I've probably watched it at least 20 times. It's one of those movies my friends and I used to always watch when we got stoned and/or drunk. I still think it is one of the funniest movies I have ever seen. It's a perfect spoof of the musician biography film. We see references to Johnny Cash, Bob Dylan, The Beatles, Elvis, The Big Bopper, Buddy Holly and countless more. This is a music lovers film.
We see the rise and fall and rise and fall of Dewey Cox from when he is a young boy and cut his brother in half to his final live appearance ever. In between he enjoys everything a rock star does. He gets into drugs and goes to rehab not once, but twice. He fucks every girl he can. He gets married and divorced twice. He has over thirty children. His life is a mess as he falls from stardom, but don't worry. Every fallen hero gets his chance at redemption and Dewey Cox is no different.
The humor on this one is mostly lowbrow stuff, but there is some smart comedy in it if you get the jokes. Judd Apatow writes an amazing script here using movies like Walk the Line and Ray as inspiration for mimicry. The use of stars throughout the film is hilarious. They present them in the exact way people perceive them to be. Ringo is always wanting to do LSD. Elvis is eccentric and full of himself. Buddy Holly is a real nice guy. This has its music history down pat. I especially loved the small glimpse of The Big Bopper doing a set.
From start to finish, this is a comedy I adore. The fact that I still laugh at 90% of this films jokes after numerous viewings goes to show just how funny the film is. I must say John C. Reilly is perfect in this role. I couldn't think of anyone who could have done it better or funnier. He's absolutely perfect.
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- Darlene Madison: Ok. Let's go drop acid with the Beatles.
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- George Harrison: I just sit here while my guitar quietly whimpers.
- Paul McCartney: Well you are the quiet one so why don't you shut the fuck up!
- Ringo Starr: I've got a song about an octopus.
- John Lennon: Jam it up your ass. You're lucky we still let you play the drums!
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- Dewey Cox: Edith, I am starting to think... that maybe you don't believe in me.
- Edith: I do believe in you. I just know you're gonna fail.
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- Paul McCartney: We're nothing but... grains of sand.
- Dewey Cox: That was freakin' transcendental, Paul McCartney. Don't you agree, John Lennon?
- John Lennon: Yes, Dewey Cox. With meditation there's no limit to what we can... [glares at the camera] *imagine*.
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- Paul McCartney: [To John Lennon] I'm sick of you being so dark when I'm so impish and whimsical! I'm sick of it!
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- 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!
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