Johnny Cash: The Redemption of an American Icon (2022) User Reviews

Amazing legacy

[brandi-28760 · 10/10 · 8 December 2022]

This movie was such a blessing to my family! We loved every moment of it and definitely a redemption story. Praise God he used Johnny Cash to bring the word to so many people!

So many people had nice things to say about Johnny, and what a story and life he lived! It was so refreshing to see another movie in theaters that glorifies Jesus. I went expecting a documentary about a rock star or even just a great movie but it almost felt like I attended a church service by the end of it. I was filled with the Holy Spirit and I hope this movie reaches even more people so that Johnny can continue to lead people to Christ.

The tunnel

[rylancrapet · 10/10 · 18 May 2023]

This movie was really good. It's about Johnny Cash's entire life and how everything affected him. It shows how near the end of his life he accepted God and became redeemed. This movie has eye witnesses from all crawls of his life including his son, sister, and others that knew him. I really liked the fact that they got all of these people together to help tell the complete story of Cash with the help of archived footage. I also really liked the talk of him in the cave with God talking to him and telling him to keep crawling which is a really good allegory for his life and how he could become right with God and be redeemed.

Not a Documentary

[bradymayo-06635 · 2/10 · 28 September 2023]

This movie was not a documentary. Evangelicals used Johnny Cash spiritual journey as an opportunity for an alter call. Yes, Cash was a Christian but he was not a Franklin Graham or Greg Laurie Christian. He was as far from the current stream of neo-fundamentalist that are making faith based films today as one can get. I am surprised they did not interview Kirk Cameron for goodness sakes. Johnny Cash was a friend of sinners and addicts (that was the only thing they got right) and it was the way he lived his life that made him Christian not the things he said. They took what could have been a wonderful documentary about his spiritual journey and made it into a propaganda film in order to proselytize. There were some good parts that did show his human side, but then the makers made it out to look like he became holier than thou saint who never struggled again - which is a lie!