You know, I really meant to make an effort at posting more, but it seems like life is just going to keep me from doing that for right now. My other blog has been lacking in the posting department as well, but I hope I can pick it up a bit.
This movie was funny, but not so funny that I just couldn’t stop laughing. Maybe it’s because I watched the Director’s Cut, which added about half an hour to the movie by way of showing you longer versions of the scenes in the movie. There’s a reason why they cut those scenes shorter for the theaters. Don’t get me wrong they weren’t bad, they just weren’t necessary to make the movie funnier or better.
Dewey Cox was a man with a dream: to be a famous musician. After leaving home at the age of fourteen, Cox lived a roller coaster of life and career. He married three times, slept with 411 women, had 22 kids, and had 14 step-kids. He became addicted to and then kicked every drug known to man. His career was littered with huge hits (“Walk Hard”) and devastating lows (his wife took the kids and left him with his pet monkey). Yes, it’s that kind of movie.
Unfortunately, I haven’t seen the movies this one is parodying (Walk the Line, and The Doors, among others). Maybe it would have been a bit funnier if I had, seeing as how parodies usually are. But it was still enjoyable, it made me laugh out loud, and John C. Reilly is always a hit. By the way, did you know he really did sing all his songs? Same goes for Chicago.
3 out of 5 stars because this is a movie that was meant more for guys than girls. Don’t get me wrong, girls will still love this movie (and I’m sure there are some who love this movie more than their boyfriends) but ultimately, it’s a guy movie. Albeit a funny guy movie that girls will appreciate more than a bloody, explosive guy movie (Sin City, I’m talking to you). I saw the movie, I’m glad I saw it, but I don’t need to see it again. However, I will recommend it to all John C. Reilly fans, because if anyone else had played Dewey Cox, the movie would have been a bust (and seriously, the song “Walk Hard” is so damn catchy!).
