Have you noticed a lot of Will Ferrell's best recent includes a guy named John C. Reilly? You know, Step Brothers, Talladega Nights, those other movies? Ok, so that's it, but the guy is hilarious. He's also crazy talented. He was in Boogie Nights, Chicago, Gangs of New York, and The Aviator. I wasn't familiar with Chicago (still not), so I had no idea that he was such an excellent singer. The man makes the movie, and he may have been the only person to play this role.
Yet, he has an amazing supporting cast as well. You'll recognize a lot of the actors in this flick including Kristen Wiig, Jenna Fischer, Tim Meadows, Craig Robinson, Harold Ramis, Jack Black, Paul Rudd, Chris Parnell, Jack McBrayer, and Jane Lynch. Many of these cameos, but they don't steal the show. The only actor to really go to toe-to-toe with John C. Reilly is Raymond Berry, who plays Pa Cox. He hates his son and pulls a gun on him as well as fights him with a machete. Why? You gotta see the movie. So what is this all about?
Walk Hard is a spoof of all of the biopics out there focusing on musicians, and there are a lot. It lampoons many musicians including Johnny Cash, Bob Dylan, Brian Wilson, and David Bowie. I'll be honest, the first time around, I didn't like it that much. But, I watched it again, and it got better. Then, I couldn't stop watching it. There were new things to appreciate with each viewing, and most of it is the work of John C. Reilly. He does so many little things that are easily missed, but it really shows how much work he put into this role. In my opinion, it is an extremely underrated comedy and movie, in general.
As a bonus, there's plenty of nudity, if you like that sort of thing.
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