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Talk to Me

Talk to Me

2007
Drama, Music
1h 58m
In the mid-to-late 1960's, in Washington, D.C., vibrant soul music and exploding social consciousness were combining to unique and powerful effect. It was the place and time for Ralph Waldo "Petey" Greene Jr. to fully express himself - sometimes to outrageous effect - and "tell it like it is." With the support of his irrepressible and tempestuous girlfriend Vernell, the newly minted ex-con talks his way into an on-air radio gig... (imdb)
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Talk to Me

2007
Drama, Music
1h 58m
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Rated 02 Feb 2008
84
84th
An underrated and touching film about Ralph Waldo "Petey" Greene and how he turned his life around from ex-con to entertainer and proponent for civil rights. Don Cheadle is fantastic as Petey Greene and has great chemistry with Chiwetel Ejiofor, who has not yet acheived the kind of recognition he deserves.
Rated 08 Dec 2007
50
42nd
Talk to Me's greatest strength is its refusal to make the cliche rise-and-fall story any more cliche then necessary. This gives room for the brilliant performances but it also leaves the narrative feeling a little inconsistent. As a fan of the actors and an "alright" execution, its still worth checking out.
Rated 26 Sep 2007
73
53rd
The third feature from Kasi Lemmons follows a pretty familiar rise-and-fall trajectory. The script may be fairly simplistic, but Lemmons has a fine touch with the camera, letting scenes build and getting the most out of any given moment. The film falters in the second half when the focus shifts from the radio show. Don Cheadle's performance is great character work, draped in 70's-era clothing that can sear retinas, but infused with intelligent respect for the inner conflicts that shaped the man.
Rated 19 Jul 2020
70
30th
Definitely suffers from biopic syndrome but is fun getting another chance to watch Don Cheadle do his 70's thing, playing sort of the polar opposite of his character in Boogie Nights.
Rated 31 Aug 2009
80
54th
Really cool! I didn't even know about this guy and I from the DC area. Wish I was a listener when he was on.
Rated 06 Dec 2012
30
18th
There were a few moments of charisma, but the movie is mostly bawdy and course. I found parts of it refreshing but there were some really tedious parts. A little too much jive and stupidity. I appreciate the performance from Don Cheadle. Also, Chiwetel Ejiofor was fairly good as his manager. The movie started out interesting, but by the ending I had grown tired of watching it.
Rated 02 Jan 2009
70
51st
This could have been better. The way they presented the end of the movie put a really sour-sentimental taste in my mouth.
Rated 01 Jul 2009
84
38th
Another impressive performance by Cheadle. Recommended.
Rated 26 Dec 2011
79
77th
This is a good movie with a great performance by Don Cheadle. It had potential to be a great movie but it slows down in the final third of the film. But the performance by Cheadle makes the movie decent.
Rated 21 Nov 2010
20
41st
"Lemmons tells her based-on-real-life tale with enough enthusiasm to partially obscure both the clichés lining her plot's path as well as her cursory address of the roiling social unrest gripping the country." - Nick Schager
Rated 17 Jan 2011
1
0th
'Every stereotype has truth,' says Don Cheadle as Petey Greene. That fallacy ruins Talk to Me.
Rated 08 Jun 2008
75
89th
Great film.
Rated 16 Dec 2009
64
42nd
Worth seeing once.
Rated 26 Jan 2008
55
5th
Don Cheadle can act. Now that that's out of the way... This movie could have good, but was so slow and absorbed none of the funk it with which it surrounded itself.

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