singing

• Coal Miner's Daughter directed by Michael Apted (1980)

  [6/10]

  "I would have liked the movie to present more of Loretta's personal philosophy as expressed in her songs and less of her hobnobbing with stars after her rise to fame."

• Walk the Line directed by James Mangold (2005)

  [7/10]

  "Hats off to the casting director who discovered these hidden depths and talents in Joaquin Phoenix, who so completely takes on the persona of Johnny Cash that you might think Cash's spirit had returned and possessed Phoenix's body."

  Average score: 6.50