The many fervent cinematic moments do not rise above the ordinary, they do not touch you profoundly.
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Updated: 05 Feb 2022 9:29 pm
Starring: Joaquin Phoenix, Reese Witherspoon, Ginnifer Goodwin
Director: James Mangold
Rating: ***
Perhaps it's to do with the fact that I caught this Oscar winner in between viewing the many unsung gems at the European Union film festival. In comparison to the sheer freshness of themes, the range of characters, the span of emotions and the narrative ingenuity in European cinema, Hollywood had to feel tame and predictable. Not that Walk The Line is a bad film.
