Walk The Line

Entree: Nashville Hot Chicken Po'Boy's
Dessert: Peanut Butter Cookies
Timing: It's June & the movie is about Johnny Cash & June Carter.

Movie:
Walk The Line is the story of the rocky start to June Carter & Johnny Cash's relationship.  For a proper set up of this plot we are provided with an interesting glimpse of the unflattering early tour days for up & coming stars like Elvis, Buddy Holly & Jerry Lee Lewis.  The strategy was playing a grueling circuit over & over again until your name sticks.  The result for Johnny Cash was an addiction to uppers coupled with alcohol & a broken home all admist finding his soulmate June.  Unlike his wife June can relate to his love for creating & performing which is what bound them together through thick & thin. You would think is a solid foundation however there are more twists & turns to this real life struggle between morals, money & love.

Below are a couple of things to consider after viewing:

• How was June & Johnny's initial relationship complicated by the over simplistic 1950's expectation to rush to get married & have kids?
• Did Johnny's realization of his unapproved love for June cause him to ultimately have a meltdown?
• What would you do if you were in Vivian's situation?
• Is the foreshadowing showing us Elvis' demise as a by product of the early tour days?

As far as the nuts & bolts of the movie goes Joaquin Phoenix did a phenomenal job.  Reese won the Oscar for her role as June Carter but honestly by the end of the movie I got a little of tired of her.

Mel's Rating: 84%
On a scale of 100.

Brett's Rating: ⚡️⚡️⚡️⚡️⚡️⚡️⚡️⚡️⚡️
On a scale of 10.