I don't "get" Judd Apatow. I found Knocked Up demeaning to women, I barely tittered at The 40-Year-Old Virgin, and I thought Talladega Nights: The Legend of Ricky Bobby would never end - and I like Will Ferrell! On the other hand, I'm a sucker for a good spoof or satire; Airplane, The Naked Gun, and Waiting for Guffman are among my favorite comedies. Which part of my movie personality would win out here?
Walk Hard: The Dewey Cox Story wants to be a Zucker-style spoof of musical biographies but instead plays more like the latest installment of the Scary Movie franchise. The script by Judd Apatow (Knocked Up) and director Jake Kasdan (who helmed the television satire The TV Set) lets down a game John C. Reilly. The actor relishes crooning cleverly innuendo-laden songs such as “Let’s Duet (Together)” before he’s forced to play one too many Will Ferrell moments. As Dewey ingests more drugs and smashes more sinks and guitars, it’s not just his life that comes apart – it’s also Walk Hard.
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