WEBmikey: Walk Hard / The Dewey Cox Story : 3 of 5

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Walk Hard / The Dewey Cox Story : 3 of 5
1.03.2008 6:35 PM \| Link	Good parodies don't come along very often, because it's tough to come up with the right portions of story, farce, and downright silliness, but Walk Hard manages to combine all of the recent musician biography movies (such as Walk the Line and Ray) into a hilarious mix! John C. Reilly does a great job as Dewey, and I think it's amazing how he can play Will Ferrell style comedy and still have the range for drama. The plot begins with Dewey's childhood, when he accidentally chops his brother in half, and the trauma makes him lose his sense of smell, causing him to learn to play the blues (does any of that sound like a spoof to you?). The movies covers his entire career, while he tries all kinds of musical moods (including a funny take on Brian Wilson in his later days), and there are tons of cameos from other comedians playing other famous musicians (who always address themselves with their full name to make things obvious!). There are several songs in the movie, all of which are really well-written and unbelievably funny (especially the lyrics of Let's Duet), and there are so many great lines that you'll wish you could remember them all when you leave the theater. Walk Hard is probably a little better if you know a little popular music history, but it's easily as funny as every other comedy I've seen in the past few months! Labels: movies


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