Product Description

Kristen Wiig, Jenna Fischer, Tim Meadows, John C. Reilly, Jonah HillDirectors: Jake Kasdan

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #11141 in DVD
• Brand: Blu-ray Comedy
• Released on: 2008-05-12
• Rating: Suitable for 15 years and over
• Format: PAL
• Number of discs: 1
• Dimensions: .26 pounds
• Running time: 92 minutes

Amazon.co.uk Review

The Pixar-like roll of Judd Apatow (The 40-Year-Old Virgin, Knocked Up, Superbad) continues with another sure-fire hit. In charting the meteoric rise, catastrophic fall and Lazarus-like comeback of rocker Dewey Cox, Walk Hard parodies the classic Hollywood bio-pic, cashing in mostly on Walk the Line. John C. Reilly, one of Hollywood's most solid character actors, makes the most of his Golden Globe-nominated star turn as Dewey, whose road to stardom is paved with a childhood tragedy that claims the life of his prodigiously talented brother ("The wrong kid died," is his father's mantra), instant stardom (his first record is a hit just 35 minutes after it was recorded), sex and drugs, and the inevitable "dark (effen) period" that leads him to rehab.

Reilly gets solid back-up from current and former Saturday Night Live alumni, including Kirsten Wiig as his incredibly fertile first wife who has no faith in his musical aspirations ("You're never going to make it," she cheerily ends one phone call); Tim Meadows (never better) as Dewey's drummer, who, in one of the film's best scenes, does a poor job of dissuading him from trying marijuana); and Chris Parnell as his bass player. Jenna Fischer leaves Pam back at The Office as Darlene, Dewey's virtuous duet partner. Hilarious cameos give Walk Hard a great "Hey!" factor: Hey, that's Frankie Muniz as Buddy Holly. Hey, that's "Kenneth" from 30 Rock. Hey, there's Jack Black and Paul Rudd as--no kidding--Paul McCartney and John Lennon revealing "a rift in the Beatles." Some of the jokes are obvious (come on; the guy's last name is Cox), others inspired. But the decades-spanning music, echoing the styles of gritty Johnny Cash, romantic Roy Orbison, obtuse Bob Dylan, trippy Brian Wilson, and even a bit of anachronistic punk rock, is as pitch perfect and affectionately observed as in The Rutles, This Is Spinal Tap and A Mighty Wind. Walk Hard earns its R-rating, particularly for a sure-to-be-talked-about scene of hotel-room debauchery. But: Hilarious? Outrageous? Twisted? To quote the title of one of Dewey's hit songs, "Guilty as Charged." --Donald Liebenson

Synopsis
Talladega Nights star John C. Reilly and producer Judd Apatow reunite for this film that takes comedic aim at films such as Walk the Line. Reilly stars as titular musician Dewey Cox, with Jenna Fischer (The Office) and SNL's Kristen Wiig co-starring as two of the women in the life of the troubled singer.

Customer Reviews

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I shamelessly appreciate some really obvious, silly, stupid and ridiculous humour. It's a good thing as this film has bags of it. It's not just about that. There is some good and slightly twisted music and music history as well as some slightly more intelligent laughs. But if you consider yourself above dumb humour it will spoil the film for you. I really enjoyed it.

Wow that was a shock
What a shock i was about to receive as I entered the Blu Ray in to my PS3.
I assumed this film would bore the daylights out of me but to my surprise I didn't stop laughing its rude its funny and its got some kick bottom music

one off my all time favourite Comedy's now just about to order the blu ray version (I own the normal DVD of this film is not as good as does not have the extended version and the extended version is much better)

Classic
This film is funny as hell. Anyone who says otherwise isn't the target audience. If you appreciate subtle, intelligent and witty humour you'll be able to appreciate this film. In the same vain as older SNL cast members films, this film is funny - now go and watch.