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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Walk Hard: The Dewey Cox Story (2007)
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Reviews Counted:137
Fresh:102
Rotten:35
Average Rating:6.6/10
Consensus: 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.
Theatrical Release: Dec 21, 2007 Wide
Box Office: $18.3M
Synopsis: Singer Dewey Cox overcomes adversity to become a musical legend. [More]
Starring: John C. Reilly, Jenna Fischer, Raymond J. Barry, Kristen Wiig
Director: Jake Kasdan
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REVIEWS FOR WALK HARD: THE DEWEY COX STORY
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.
Sep 4, 2008
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.
May 20, 2008
... starts out brilliantly playing with the tired tropes of musical biopics before utterly losing its way.
May 1, 2008
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.
Apr 23, 2008
Walk Hard brings the funny and a keen observational sense
Apr 17, 2008
fantastic fun
Apr 9, 2008
John C. Reilly does Dewey Cox as a hilarious stoner, beer gut middle-aged teen, with a touch of Imus. Move over, Britney Spears.
Apr 5, 2008
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.
Mar 26, 2008
a perfect storm of incompetent idiocy that might kill off mockumentaries altogether.
Mar 17, 2008
Who knew that Judd Apatow, the master of sex comedies, also spoke jive?
Mar 6, 2008
Walk Hard is not making a mockery of the music or the musicians. It only playfully takes the teases the filmmakers and the conventions that have developed in telling these tortured artists' stories. It's only Matinee price because it is occasionally a l
Feb 16, 2008
You'll laugh hard during "Walk Hard."
Feb 9, 2008
In many ways outrageous -- but not outrageous for long enough -- Walk Hard has tremendous appeal and entertainment value.
Jan 23, 2008
This biopic rocks - well, the first half does.
Jan 18, 2008
Another comedy winner; if you have to ask why, it’s because it involves the Knocked Up guy. Hilarious – even the Beatles bit, this looks set to be a hit.
Jan 18, 2008
The end of a golden run for Judd Apatow.
Jan 18, 2008
Some laughs, but you expect more from Apatow.
Jan 18, 2008
A dismal indulgence.
Jan 18, 2008
Knocked up hurriedly, you feel, in between Apatow's other projects, Walk Hard is the feted writer-producer's first fumble. As Spinal Tap's Nigel Tufnel might have put it, this one only goes to two-and-a-half.
Jan 18, 2008
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