Ring of Fire: reviews

What the critics say average 5.0 from 10 outlets

• 8.0 Common Sense MediaEmily Ashby Jewel does a remarkable job of encapsulating the essence and sound of this legendary and beloved American character. Read
• 6.3 St. Louis Post-DispatchGail Pennington Ring of Fire is a better than average Lifetime movie that will leave viewers hand-clapping, singing along and maybe sniffling a little. Read
• 6.0 New York Daily NewsDavid Hinckley If the acting isn’t remarkable, we get a sense of what life was like in one of country music’s royal families. Read
• 6.0 PopMattersLeigh H. Edwards In making Johnny’s drug abuse the main story of their life together, it leaves June to react to his actions, his troubles, and his needs. Read
• 5.8 Entertainment WeeklyClark Collis The main problem here is that Carter was Cash's emotional rock, which is a great thing to have in your life but a bland thing to have as the peg for a film.
• 5.0 VarietyBrian Lowry Still, the structure of the movie compels the two to operate without much in the way of backup singers, and the story casts June as such a noble, one-dimensional spirit, it doesn’t so much end as simply run out the clock. Read
• 4.2 The A.V. ClubPhil Dyess-Nugent Ring Of Fire compresses some sixty years in the life of June Carter Cash into roughly an hour and a half of screen time, not counting commercials.
• 4.0 The Washington PostEmily Yahr Except for the chance to hear a few country classics, the movie doesn’t offer much else.
• 2.5 New York PostLinda Stasi Jewel’s renditions of the country classics is brilliant — and almost makes the movie worth watching. Read
• 2.5 San Francisco ChronicleDavid Wiegand If there's a soundtrack, buy it, and skip the movie altogether. Sadly, you won't miss much. Read