Walk Hard - the Dewey Cox Story

 

Walk Hard – the Dewey Cox Story 2007

• Director: Jake Kasdan
• Seen by this director – Orange County
• Based on book: no
• Cast: John C Reilly, Jenna Fischer, Tim Meadows, Raymond J Barry, Margo Martindale, Honeyboy Edwards, Kristin Wiig, a glimpse of Simon Helberg (The Big Bang Theory), Jack Black appears uncredited as Paul McCartney
• Personal “oh yeah him/her” reaction, i.e. have seen this actor in:
• John C Reilly – Kong Skull Island, A Prairie Home Companion, The Aviator, Chicago, The Hours, The Good Girl, The Gangs of New York, Georgia, Dolores Claiborne, What’s Eating Gilbert Grape
• Margo Martindale – many films
• Kristin Wiig – The Martian, Paul, Flight of the Conchords
• Why? Music
• Seen: 10 September 2022      

       For some reason I was expecting a normal film (I hadn’t realised until now that it’s the same director as the dreadful Orange County). I began to suspect that I was mistaken when little Dewey slices his brother in half with a machete and the upper half told him that now he had to do something doubly great for the both of them.

       It’s a spoof on Johnny Cash, Ray Charles, Bob Dylan, the Beatles – Jack Black as Paul McCartney is brilliant; the Beatles episode is the only good one really. Some bits are amusing but it’s mostly just ridiculous. John C Reilly sure can sing though. 

2 ½ * of 5