Awful

Walk Hard: The Dewey Cox Story stars John C. Reilly (oscar-nom for Chicago) and is directed by Jake Kasdan (Orange County - awesome!). The movie was also obviously written in crayon by Judd Apatow's kids.

I give this 2 Goobers (out of 10).

This movie was terrible. It reminded me of movies like "Not Another Teen Movie" & "Scary Movie 2". Judd Apatow's (40 Year Old Virgin, Knocked Up, Freaks & Geeks) golden touch may finally be gone. It reminded me of Talladega Nights...after Will Ferrell had come off a string of "Old School" & "Anchorman". This movie was just BAD. A handful of high school kids got up and walked out about an hour in and I regret not following suit.

One somewhat bright spot was the lead actor. John C. Reilly is a very talented actor and a decent singer as well. Unfortunately, he was stuck with a terrible script and a movie that dragged like a dead body. Walk Hard attempted to parody "Walk the Line" and also the general history of rock & roll, but where some parodies work...this one falls flat. The movie drags at the beginning and end, the middle is where Apatow could have been very creative...however he chose to rush through 30-odd years of history and not focus on any single part. Another puzzle piece this movie lacked was jokes, the comedy was so uninspired and dug for the lowest levels of humor. I hope Apatow can rebound from this.

Aside from the talented Reilly, the other bright spot in the movie was the all-star group that imitated the Beatles. Shown above, Jack Black was Paul, Paul Rudd was John, Justin Long played George and Jason Schwartzman played Ringo. Oh yeah, Jack White plays Elvis...awesome!

Furthermore, Jenna Fischer (the (American) Office, Blades of Glory) has now been a part of two horrible comedy "epics" that promised too much. She is not a talented comedian and not much of an actress either... she should have been replaced...her role as boring Pam is what she should stick to.

Anyway, I plan on never watching this movie again...not in the theater, on DVD, on cable or even on network television. If I can get through the rest of my life without catching 5 minutes of this movie I will be happy.

The movie did make me want to listen to George Harrison's All Things Must Pass...so that's something.