When I first saw the previews for this movie, I wasn't particularly excited.  In fact, it wasn't until I watched the first 10 minutes of the movie on-line that I really got pumped about it.  That clip was super funny and really prepared me for what was to come in the rest of the movie.

The movie is a sort of "Behind the Music"-esque take on the life of this fictional rock/country star.  The movie obviously takes cues from recent music biopics like Walk the Line and Ray and really milks that source material for some really great laughs.  The movie centers on Dewey Cox, a Johnny Cash-like figure who takes his life's biggest tragedy and turns it into a lucrative music career. 

John C. Reilly is one of my favorite actors.  I don't think I've disliked him a single movie he's ever been in (I especially loved him in Boogie Nights and Chicago).  He definitely didn't disappoint me in this movie either.  He basically plays Dewey Cox from the time he was 14 (I know, but it makes for a good laugh) until his death in his 70's.   Now, like I've said before, I don't really know what an "award-worthy" performance is, but he's been nominated for a Golden Globe for best actor in a Musical/Comedy.

John C. Reilly again in this movie shows that he can sing and I think the songs are probably the best part of this movie.  The hihglights music-wise are Walk Hard (which is nominated for a Golden Globe) and Let's Duet which are both really funny and very well done. I personally thought that Let's Duet was the better and funnier song and should have been the one nominated but oh well, no one asks me.

On a side-note, Tim Meadows was freakin' awesome in this movie. He plays the drummer in Dewey's band and is the one responsible for introducing him to the various drugs he becomes addicted to over the years.  Those are probably the best scenes in the whole movie.

Overall, I thought this movie was well worth the price of admission and would recommend it to anyone who likes a good satire (yes Justin, I do think this is a well-done satire).  The music is solid and the jokes really funny.