Movie | Walk Hard: The Dewey Cox Story | Pass

A surprisingly clever comedy lampooning various icons and genres of popular music. From Jim Morrison to Brian Wilson to the Beatles to Johnny Cash to Buddy Holly and everything in between, the writing hits a lot of points and the humor is not terribly heavy on cheap visual gags. Sure, there are a few, but mostly the smart lines revolving on real character development are the focus.

I loved that they used the same actors to play the same roles at different ages. It was just hilarious! "Blah blah blah something something line goes here...but I'm only 12 years old!" and "How can you do this to me on my 25th birthday!" and "Be careful, I'm fragile at 73 years of age!"...all delivered by the same actor - no makeup, no switching actors! Brilliant.

John C. Reilly is fantastic, as always. This is really his vehicle, but you'll also recognize several actors from The Office and other shows. The movie actually creates roles that they can sink their teeth in and nobody hits a wrong note throughout.

One and a half thumbs up, recommended and a Pass!