Walk Hard - The Dewey Cox Story 7.5/10
An under-appreciated comedy from Judd Apatow. Follows the life story of Dewey Cox from childhood to country and rock stardom, to drug adventures and addiction, to pop sell-out, to lifetime achievement award, and ultimately, to his death "three minutes after this recording was made".
There are several comedic gems, from his first time picking up a guitar as a child, to meeting the Beatles in India, and brilliant bit of comedy, "Oh no! The Temptations!" and a couple recurring gags.
Much of the music is actually quite good. Writing provided by Marshall Crenshaw, Van Dyke Parks and Charlie Wadhams.
I can understand it's lack of box office success since many will not get the references to popular music history, especially the reference to Brian Wilson's disaster, Smile.
Over all, a fun poke at musician documentaries. Well made and worth a watch.