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This week, we’re watching Walk Hard: The Dewey Cox Story.

What I Liked: In this comedy that follows the rise and fall and rise of fictional singer Dewey Cox, John C. Reilly does a good job of portraying the small town boy that follows his dream.  Or rather in this case, his dead brothers dream.  The film follows the outline of all biopics, including a horrible tragic beginning, the period when the star gets full of himself, and even the drugged out period.  John C. Reilly portrays each period of the life perfectly, and humorously.  Jenna Fisher from “The Office” fame is also good as she plays the Christian good girl who catches Dewey Cox’s eye and heart.  Tim Meadows steals the film though in a scene where he first introduces Dewey to Marijuana, and explains its effects.  It is probably the best scene in the entire movie.  The meeting with the Beatles is also pretty humorous for the first couple of moments, but then the scene gets old.  When the writers and the director keep to satirizing biopics the film comes across as intelligent. 
But the film continues to revert back to just flat out dumb immature jokes we’ve seen before.

What I Disliked: Sadly, for one of those “stupid comedies”, the bust your gut jokes are very few.  Sure there are some scenes you’ll chuckle, maybe even laugh at, but most of the movie you’ll roll your eyes or groan at another attempted joke.  And although its fun to see how music changes era to era, the writers seem to skip right over the 80’s.  That’s a shame, because it would have been funny to see how Dewey views the 80s music as he wears a keyboard tie.

Would I Recommend?: Sometimes its worth seeing stupid comedies at the theater.  Sometimes it is not.  “Walk Hard: The Dewey Cox Story” is not worth paying the $8.50 for.  This film is one of those comedies you watch on tv, in between commercials of something else you are watching.

Score: 5 out of 10

- John T. McMillin

What I Liked: Walk Hard is a movie for true comedy lovers, or should I say good comedy lovers. Not the lovers of the comedies where Eddie Murphy stars as thirteen different characters all revolving around a science experiment gone awry. But the ironic, satirical, sarcastic kind of comedy that mainstream America thinks is over the top or, dare I say, just doesn’t get.
Everyone who’s anyone in the new generation of comedy pops up for cameos, supporting or starring roles. Actors from today’s great movies and TV shows including Superbad, Knocked Up, The Office, Saturday Night Live, 30 Rock and many more.
John C. Reilly finally gets a starring role in what may not be as meaty as his roles in Magnolia or Boogie Nights but still shows his diversity and talent as one of today’s best actors.

What I Disliked: Like 80 precent of most comedies, it lags in some spots and some jokes fall flat. Some of the songs could have been a little smarter and less obvious.

Would I Recommend?: This is definitely not your grandmother’s movie. But for fan’s of the Judd Apatow (who co-wrote and co-produced) school of film, it is definitely a must see. It may not be an Oscar caliber move but it may be a Golden Globe caliber movie for Reilly was just nominated for his role. As a comedy lover, it is a good way to spend two hours. And I dare you to try and get one of the many catchy songs out of your head after seeing it.

Score: 7 out of 10

- Stephanie Powers