bigred760
08-09-2007, 09:33 PM
Color me suprised to find there wasn't a thread about this movie yet.
Don Cheadle rocks. The man portrays 1960s radio DJ Petey Greene was so much enthusiasm and excitement that it's hard not to like this movie because of Cheadle alone. His performance drives this movie all the way. Petey Greene was an ex-convict who became a DJ in the late 60s; he became a star because of his style that resonated with the people of Washington DC at the time. The movie also deals a lot with Greene's relationship with his friend and manager Dewey Hughes, played very well by Chiwetel Ejiofor.
We follow these two as their first meeting is a bit rocky, as Hughes hires Greene, how their lives change through success, how their lives change through civil rights events, and how their careers and relationship evolves. This is Cheadle's movie, but it is fun to watch his scenes with Ejiofor. Both give awesome performances and interact well against one another.
That's the gist of the movie; the story revolves around the two - mostly Greene. Though the end of the movie focused on Hughes and that kind of took me out of it. I wanted to see what was happening to Greene, instead of just watching Hughes and Greene's wife talk about him when he wasn't there. There are some lulls here and there, but once Cheadle really gets going, it picks up once more.
Talk to Me has a lot of humor, emotion, and plenty of character development. It's not difficult to connect with the characters and care about them and what happens to them and their relationships. Don Cheadle is the freakin' man in this movie and the movie suffers when he is not onscreen. Ejiofor also is a great onscreen presence, but his is not as fun or exciting as Cheadle. I wouldn't be suprised if either receive some kind of recognition come awards season.
7/10
Don Cheadle rocks. The man portrays 1960s radio DJ Petey Greene was so much enthusiasm and excitement that it's hard not to like this movie because of Cheadle alone. His performance drives this movie all the way. Petey Greene was an ex-convict who became a DJ in the late 60s; he became a star because of his style that resonated with the people of Washington DC at the time. The movie also deals a lot with Greene's relationship with his friend and manager Dewey Hughes, played very well by Chiwetel Ejiofor.
We follow these two as their first meeting is a bit rocky, as Hughes hires Greene, how their lives change through success, how their lives change through civil rights events, and how their careers and relationship evolves. This is Cheadle's movie, but it is fun to watch his scenes with Ejiofor. Both give awesome performances and interact well against one another.
That's the gist of the movie; the story revolves around the two - mostly Greene. Though the end of the movie focused on Hughes and that kind of took me out of it. I wanted to see what was happening to Greene, instead of just watching Hughes and Greene's wife talk about him when he wasn't there. There are some lulls here and there, but once Cheadle really gets going, it picks up once more.
Talk to Me has a lot of humor, emotion, and plenty of character development. It's not difficult to connect with the characters and care about them and what happens to them and their relationships. Don Cheadle is the freakin' man in this movie and the movie suffers when he is not onscreen. Ejiofor also is a great onscreen presence, but his is not as fun or exciting as Cheadle. I wouldn't be suprised if either receive some kind of recognition come awards season.
7/10