Tuesday Weld a Tennessee gal? I don't think so. Johnny Cash's music is the best part of this movie. Gregory Peck's portrayal of a good man in a mid-life crisis pushed to the edge of reason convincing, but looking at this film as a depiction of real Tennesseeans is not very accurate. My people are from East Tennessee and many ran corn liquor in the 30's and right on up into the 80's. Are there folks who still live in tar paper shacks with no running water up in the hollers in East Tennessee? Yep - I've been there. But they are the friendliest, most hospitable, smart, caring, hard working people - so much more than the caricatures these movies perpetuate. Remember that when you watch Deliverance,Thunder Road, Lolly Madonna War, etc...... all interesting movies - but one-dimensional portraits of southern folks.
Review of I Walk the Line
