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Article: WALK HARD: THE DEWEY COX STORY (15, 96 MINS) ***; Cinema.(Features)

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Huddersfield Daily Examiner (Huddersfield, England)
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January 21, 2008
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Drug addiction, physical disability, poverty and infidelity are the lifeblood of any compelling music biopic, from Sissy Spacek's Oscar-winning portrayal of Loretta Lynn in Coal Miner's Daughter to Jamie Foxx and Joaquin Phoenix's exuberant turns as Ray Charles and Johnny Cash.

The harder the fall from grace, the sweeter the dogged ascent to chart-topping glory.

Director Jake Kasdan and co-writer Judd Apatow poke fun at these inspirational tales of rock ...

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