"Ray" for White People...

I saw the movie "Walk the Line" Friday night. Props to Benji for the free passes, BTW.....but this was the story of Johnny Cash starring Juaquin Phoenix and Reese Witherspoon as Cash and June Carter. The music was great, and the actors both nailed their respective responsibilities, especially Phoenix.

Overall, I really, really liked it, I'd give it a 8.5 out of 10.

However, this movie seemed to me to be a virtual re-hash of the Oscar Winning movie "Ray," which came out last year. Starring Jamie Foxx as Ray Charles, it had the same story as "Walk the Line."

Here is the storyline: Dirt poor southern farmer. Loves music. No one believes in them. They make it big. Get married. Cheat on spouses. Take drugs. Crash and burn. Find Jesus. Return to Glory.

Come to think of it, isn't that the plot of every single VH1 Behind the Music show? Why is it that rock stars ALWAYS hit the heights, hit the booze/drugs, hit the skids, hit the Good Book, then hit the road, hit the Charts, and hit the airwaves while I hit my head trying to figure out why I care?

Oh well.

"Walk the Line" was "Ray" for white people.

I just liked the music more.