Well tonight we had; "Walk Hard - The Dewey Cox Story", a spoof of every music biopic or rock-umentary ever made.
It follws the life of Dewey Cox (John C. Reilly), from young boy to old man, with his struggle with possibly every musical genre going, from the Blues in the 50's, through rock 'n' roll in the 60's, flower power, protest, disco. pop, rock, etc. etc.
John C. Reilly as Dewy manages to skillfully parody everybody from; Roy Orbison to Bob Dylan, Brian Wilson to The Beatles. Talking of which, the section of the film where Dewey and his band are with the Maharishi and The Beatles, in India, is a fantastic section of the film, I think I laughed from start to finish.
Jack Black and Paul Rudd appear as Paul McCartney and John Lennon and their portrayal and parody of the beginning of The Beatles rift is superbly reenacted and laugh out loud funny!
It's good and funny film, the story is predictable but that's not a bad thing. There are some running gags through the film, which although you know they are coming, it does pull the plot together.
Be warned, it is a 15 rating, so there is some nudity, crudity, strong language, but it's not excessive and certainly adds to the enjoyment without being overly gratuitous.
Other highlights for me were Tim Meadows as Dewey's drummer, who always seemed to be taking some new kind of drug; "you don't want any of this shit, Dewey"!
Storyline, as written by Sony Pictures;
The up-and-down-and-up-again story of musician Dewey Cox, whose songs would change a nation. On his rock 'n roll spiral, Cox sleeps with 411 women, marries three times, has 22 kids and 14 step-kids, stars in his own 70s TV show, collects friends ranging from Elvis to the Beatles to a chimp, and gets addicted to - and then kicks - every drug known to man; but despite it all, Cox grows into a national icon and eventually earns the love of a good woman - longtime backup singer Darlene.
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