| Overall: | B |
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| Violence: | B |
| Sexual Content: | C+ |
| Language: | D+ |
| Drugs/Alcohol: | D+ |
| Run Time: | 136 |
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| Video Release: | 02 Feb 2010 |
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Illegal drugs and alcohol are also the bane of Ray Charles in the biopic film starring Jamie Foxx as Ray. Before buying a guitar and taking vocal lessons for his part as Johnny Cash, Joaquin Phoenix plays a firefighter in Ladder 49 and takes a part in the disturbing story of African genocide in Hotel Rwanda.
Home Video Extra Features
Walk the Line releases to DVD as a single disc (wide or full screen versions) or a two-disc Collector’s Edition. The first option provides a commentary by co-writer and director James Mangold, ten deleted scenes (with optional commentary by James Mangold) and the original theatrical trailer. If you spring the extra dollars for the Collector’s Edition, you get all that plus three extended music videos (starring Phoenix and Witherspoon singing Rock and Roll Ruby, Jackson, and Cocaine Blues), as well as three featurettes: Ring of Fire: The Passion of Johnny & June, The Man in Black: the Making-of Walk the Line and Folsom, Cash & The Comeback. Both choices come with audio tracks recorded in English (Dolby Digital 5.1and DTS 5.1), French (Dolby Digital 2.1 Surround) and Spanish (Dolby Digital 2.1 Surround), with subtitles in English and Spanish.
Blu-ray Notes: Walk The Line
Release Date: 2 February 2010
Walk The Line releases on Blu-ray Disc with the following bonus materials:
- Directors Commentary by James Mangold
- More Man in Black: 10 Deleted Scenes with Optional Commentary by Director James Mangold
- Extended Musical Sequences: Rock and Roll Ruby (Joaquin Phoenix as Johnny Cash, Reese Witherspoon as June Carter) and Cocaine Blues (Joaquin Phoenix as Johnny Cash)
-Feaaturettes: Folsom - Cash and the Comeback, Celebrating the Man in Black: The Making of Walk the Line and Ring of Fire: The Passion of Johnny and June.

Kerry Bennett is interested in media from both a journalist and parent perspective. Along with authoring articles for several family-oriented publications, she has written for Parent Previews for nearly 10 years. She serves as Vice President of the Alberta Association for Media Awareness. She and her husband Garry have four sons.