Walk Hard: The Dewey Cox Story
First screened in December 2007
Director: Jake Kasdan. Cast: John C. Reilly, Jenna Fischer, Tim Meadows, Raymond J. Barry, Margo Martindale, Kristen Wiig, Chip Hormess, Jonah Hill, Chris Parnell, Matt Besser, John Michael Higgins, David Krumholtz, Harold Ramis, Frankie Muniz, Jack White, Paul Rudd, Justin Long, Jason Schwartzman, Jackson Browne, Jewel, Lyle Lovett, Eddie Vedder, Ghostface Killah. Screenplay: Judd Apatow and Jake Kasdan.

Twitter Capsule: Reilly re-proves how far he's gotten on little fuel. Spoofing obviously-ragged tropes is a low bar.

VOR:   Would have been pushing it even as a threepeated SNL sketch. Few jokes here that any audience member couldn't have devised.



Photo © 2007 Columbia Pictures

Not yet reviewed in full. Grade: D+


Golden Globe Nominations:
Best Actor (Musical/Comedy): John C. Reilly
Best Original Song: "Walk Hard"

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