Walk Hard (2007)

This is a really very well done rock mockumentary.  My youngest son is taking a college improv class and the improv artist that he has been assigned to present is Christopher Guest, who did the classic rock mockumentary, This is Spinal Tap.  But the fact is that you have to be into the genre to fully enjoy this, otherwise it comes off as dumb.

John C. Reilly plays Dewey Cox like he has been rehearsing for the role his whole life.  In childhood he has a tragic accident where he kills his brother, and his father never forgives him.  He leaves home as a very young man to make his way as a rock and roll star, and he is largely successful in the money and fame sense of the word.  He cheats on his wife, becomes multiply addicted to drugs, goes through musical phases that come and go in popularity, and somehow in the end doesn't end up dead or broke.  The movie really doesn't delve into the seamy side of the music business, preferring to skim along the surface of the lifestyle. Diversionary fun with surprisingly good music.