Walk Hard: The Dewey Cox Story

Walk Hard is the latest comedy from the writer of The 40 Year Old Virgin and Knocked Up, Judd Apatow, and is proving to be a success.

Dewey Cox (John C. Reilly), who grew up in the south in the 1950s, accidentally cuts his brother in half when they are children, and is disowned by his father. Following his brother's last wishes, for him to be double great for the both of them, Dewey sets off to pursue a career as a musician at age 14. He marries his high school girlfriend Edith (Kristen Wiig), who is 12-years-old, and they start-having children and just can't seem to stop.

Dewey gets his inspiration for his songs from the world around him. For example, while having an argument with his wife, he tells her that life is hard, but he plans to “walk on,” he plans to walk hard. Suddenly Dewey has a hit song on the radio and he has more money than he knows what to do with.

While on tour he hires Darlene Madison (Jenna Fischer), to sing duets with him, the first being laden with sexual innuendoes. Dewey and Darlene soon fall in love with each other, and while they try to fight it, they eventually succumb to their feelings. However, Darlene will not have sex with him unless they are married. So, they get married and on their honeymoon, right before copulation, Edith walks in on them. Unbeknownst to Dewey it is illegal to be married to two people at the same time. Both Edith and Darlene leave him, and he tries to mask his pain with drugs.

Throughout the movie Dewey meets many rock stars of that time, like Elvis Presley, Buddy Holly and The Beatles. Like many other rock stars, Dewey goes to rehab, gets his own television show and tries to make a come back.

I really enjoyed this movie. It was very funny. First off, near the beginning of the movie, Dewey is supposed to be 14-years-old, but he is being played by a grown man.

Walk Hard mimics the movie Walk the Line about Johnny Cash and June Carter, and is filled with cameos from many of Judd Apatow's regular actors. By doing this, the movie feels comfortable without being repetitive. While the plot is great, and the actors are hilarious, the music in this movie was also actually pretty good.

Overall, Walk Hard was a hit with tons of laughs, unforgettable lines and many surprises. I recommend this movie to anyone who likes comedies and is a fan of Judd Apatow's other movies.

Final Words: Saw it. Loved it. “Did you hear the news… And you never paid for any drugs, not ever.”