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Walk the Line (2005)   Movie Main Page Movie Overview   Movie Details   Showtimes & Tickets   DVD/Video Info   Trailers & Clips   Cast and Credits   Awards & Nominations Reviews and Previews Critics Reviews   User Reviews Photos   Premiere Photos   Production Photos Community   Message Board Shopping   Buy the DVD/Video Other Resources   Web Sites Recommendations Sign in to receive personalized recommendations. Sign In Or  Sign Up   Movie Lists An all-time favorite? A movie not to miss? Add to My Movies! Email this page to a friend   Critics Reviews Average Grade:   B+ Source Brief Review Grade* Atlanta Journal-Constitution Bob Longino "...mostly serviceable but sometimes downright mesmerizing..." more... B   Boston Globe Wesley Morris "The film sends you home moved and in a tuneful mood." more... A- Chicago Sun-Times Roger Ebert "What adds boundless energy to Walk the Line is the performance by Reese Witherspoon as June Carter Cash." more... A- Chicago Tribune Michael Phillips "...showcases two of this year's most vivid screen performances." more... B   E! Online "...more than worthy recap of a time in a man's life that is simply too large for any single movie." more... B+ Entertainment Weekly Owen Gleiberman "...a big, juicy, enjoyable wide-canvas biography..." more... B+ filmcritic.com Annette Cardwell "The brilliant performances by Phoenix and Witherspoon really keep this film from falling into formula." more... B+ Hollywood Reporter Kirk Honeycutt "...conventional though lively..." more... B   New York Post Lou Lumenick "Walk the Line is the only movie I've seen three times this year - and I'd happily watch it again and again." more... A   New York Times A.O. Scott "...settles down in the fat middle of the bell curve, providing, if nothing else, an excuse to go out and buy some CD's." more... B- ReelViews James Berardinelli "Cash devotees may have a different reaction to this picture. In fact, although I liked it, my bet is that they will love it." more... B   Rolling Stone Peter Travers "Phoenix and Witherspoon are dynamite, and their chemistry is palpable." more... A- San Francisco Chronicle Mick LaSalle "...a passionate, warts-and-all chronicle of an extraordinary American artist..." more... B+ Seattle Post-Intelligencer William Arnold "The movie is entertaining, reasonably true to the facts of its subject's life and full of music." more... B+ USA Today Mike Clark "...goes from compelling to enthralling." more... A- * Yahoo! Movies converts each critic's published rating into a letter grade. If the critic's review does not include a rating, Yahoo! Movies assigns a grade based on an assessment of the review. (more...)