Val Kilmer sang in "The Doors", Joaquin Phoenix sang in "Walk the Line"... and yet bona fide pop star Mark Wahlberg doesn't sing in this!
shareYeah, he was as phony as his awful wig. I guess Marky Mark needed the Funky Bunch to back him up!
shareNot really. Mark Wahlberg was a rapper. Rappers aren't known for thier ability to sing or they would be singers not rappers. Watch Boogie Nights and tell me if it's strange that he didn't sing on this movie. So no, it's not the opposite of what would expect (irony), it's exactly what one would expect.
shareHe hasn't got the voice for this role.
shareFunny you chose Jim Morrison and Johnny Cash since neither of them has particularly difficult voices to imitate.
The role Wahlberg played was of a rock star with a huge vocal range especially in those high registers. There's no way I'd expect him or any actor to just be able to sing like that.
Not really, Izzy was meant to be a very talented singer, Marky Mark on the other hand just talks over music.
Sometimes a movie or tv show plot is so stupid that only the stupid can understand it.