First Hit: There are funny bits in this film and as it progressed, the bits became predictable and grew old.
In parody style, this film is a biopic conglomeration of a unknown country/pop/rock musician played by John C. Reilly, known as Dewey Cox.
Dewey struggles being married, a musician, and making a living. One day he creates a hit record called "Walk Hard". But then he falls into a life of drugs and partying which causes his wife and kids to leave him. As he grows older he slowly finds himself again.
It is an obvious takeoff on the story of many musicians.
The satirical songs are more than adequately performed by Reilly which adds to the films genuineness, however, the parodies begin to lose their fun and overall the film got tiresome and tedious.
Overall: This film was funny at times but between those times I was simply waiting for the next better joke.