This movie tells the life of Johnny Cash through a series of clips that give us a glimpse of what are presumably the important moments that he encounters.

When the movie opens, Johnny (Joaquin Phoenix) is just about to go onstage at Folsom Prison – we’ll find out more about just why he is doing so later.

But before he does, he starts to day dream while looking at a table saw, and that takes him back to 1944, where he recalls his brother, Jack.

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Elizabeth Masterson (Reese Witherspoon) is a doctor who puts in some long hours. Even other doctors thinks that she works too much.

At the beginning of the movie, she finishes working a 26-hour shift and on her way out someone asks her to look at a patient and she agrees. That’s dedication. But she also has learned that she has just received a promotion, so it’s all worth it. Unfortunately she has given up any sense of a personal life in exchange, but she has decided that the exchange is worthwhile.

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This follow-up to 2001’s Legally Blonde starts off with a scrapbook that walks you through the first movie in an effort to bring back the magic. It almost completely fails, but it is sadly about as close as it gets.

What made the first movie work was that it was completely unexpected and it was just a fun ride. The second time through is never as much fun, though admittedly the original is nearly as good on subsequent viewings.

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