Talk to Me
In the mid-to-late 1960s, 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.
3 August 1940, Dayton, Ohio, USA
8 August 1964, Kitchener, Ontario, Canada
10 July 1977, Forest Gate, London, England, UK
27 April 1973, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
3 December 1951, Tampa, Florida, USA
11 September 1970, Washington, District of Columbia, USA
13 August 1961, Montreal, Quebec, Canada
22 June 1972, Montreal, Quebec, Canada
29 November 1964, Kansas City, Missouri, USA
24 April 1964, Jefferson City, Missouri, USA
October1966, Kingston, Jamaica
4 October 1962, London, Ontario, Canada
February 02, 2009
Talk to Me is an incisive portrait of a provocative figure. It comes very close to caricature, but remains human and lively.
November 22, 2007
Thanks to its two leads, the film remains vivid, honest and deeply felt.
July 27, 2007
The characters are brought to vivid life with remarkably compelling performances by two of the screen's most versatile actors: Don Cheadle as the freewheeling Greene; and Chiwetel Ejiofor as Hughes, the aggressively ambitious executive.
July 22, 2008
Just as she did in Hustle and Flow, Taraji P. Henson steals many a scene and is wonderful as Greene's flamboyant girlfriend.
October 20, 2010
Kasi Lemmons' radio drama of flamboyance, fury and finesse cranks the funk on a sister station to "Talk Radio" and "Good Morning Vietnam," powered by two performances of impeccable clarity and cut from Don Cheadle and Chiwetel Ejiofor.
October 18, 2008
In its wrenching shift from farce to tragedy, and its evocation of the bridge offered by friendship, Talk to Me tells it, and keeps on tellin' it, much as 'Petey' Greene would have.
September 01, 2007
Speaks powerfully to audiences with its potent blend of extraordinary performances and engaging soundtrack.
April 23, 2009
Although the director succumbs to the genreâ(TM)s temptation to wrap up a messy life with a neat, platitudinous resolution, she lets her cast give Greene and his era its due.
February 14, 2008
Don Cheadle and Chiwetel Ejiofor make a terrific duo, first as enemies, then as colleagues and finally as partners %u2013 until the partnership self destructs.
July 27, 2007
Its dialogue, equal parts uptight honky and jumping jive seems, particularly in the early stretches, to have been generated by a computer.
February 22, 2008
It's a visually and aurally riveting trip to an important time from a perspective few here will know, about a person worth meeting.
August 03, 2007
The movie's occasional narrative shortcomings are offset by the performances, which are uniformly fine.
