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Monday December 17, 2007 2:49 pm

‘Dewey Cox’: Your Best Holiday Movie Choice

Posted by K.C. Morgan Categories: Columbia Pictures, Music, Satire, Comedy, New Releases

Dewey CoxYou could go to the theaters this and be inundated with , CGI creatures that exist solely in fokelore, and lighthearted family comedies. Or, you could get real laughs without the holiday hooplah.  You can walk hard with Dewey Cox.

A musical parody, is already getting excellent reviews, all of which applaud the script’s funniness.  The film follows Dewey through the decades as he tries to build his recording career. Music-themed biopics and are both parodied in the film, which features its own fun soundtrack. Walk Hard will make audiences laugh hard, just what’s called for in a year filled with movies about war, death, and a wild-looking pretending to be magical.


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The story shows young Dewey living in Alabama and follows his career from beginning to end. After a tragic incident in which he cuts his brother in half, he discovers he has a talent for the Blues. Dewey becomes immersed in the world of music, which includes a 1960s trip to India where he meets John Lennon and Paul McCartney ( and the incomparable ). Some music stars (including Pearl Jam frontman and ) will play themselves, while other stars will play legends from the past – in-between all the rehab sequences, of course.

In short, has the right laughs, the right spirit, and the right melody…when you want to take a break from the holiday movies.


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