THE MOVIE GODS HAVE SPOKEN!

With names like John C. Reilly, Jenna Fischer, Tim Meadows and Judd Apatow attached to this film, I really expected more.  The film is a basic send up of the Johnny Cash bio pic 'Walk the Line' and like most Apatow films, starts out ambitious enough.  Reilly is a hoot as the singer who changes with the times from country to rock to easy listening to disco through the years.  Meadows is hilarious as his drug addict drummer and Fischer is fine as well, but the writing fell short less than half way through.  About a half hour too long, what starts out as clever humor becomes a ploy for cheap laughs. 

It's worth a rent if you're a fan of Reilly, but it starts off with the best scences and ends with a flutter.

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