Talk to Me (2007) Critic Reviews

The result is a movie that offers uplift without phoniness, history without undue didacticism and a fair number of funny, dirty jokes.Read the full review

With its R&B soundtrack and footage of civil unrest, Talk to Me might seem to cover familiar ground. But as an intimate portrait of the complex, fruitful and extremely volatile friendship between trailblazing African American men whose daring came to redefine an industry, it's fresh and revelatory.Read the full review

Talk to Me speaks powerfully to audiences with its potent blend of extraordinary performances and engaging soundtrack.Read the full review

For a movie that celebrates the power of speech, Talk to Me is oddly tongue tied. Its dialogue, equal parts uptight honky and jumping jive seems, particularly in the early stretches, to have been generated by a computer.Read the full review

Unfortunately, that story isn't particularly well told, and after a while, the strength of the two leads' work and the popping soundtrack can't hide the fact that Lemmons doesn't really have much to say about the material.Read the full review

While Cheadle's fearlessly robust performance absolutely galvanizes Talk to Me, it's not the only thing that makes Kasi Lemmons' third feature such a pleasure to take in.Read the full review

A rowdy, richly offbeat biopic.Read the full review

Alternates too deliberately between jaunty comedy and serious message-making.Read the full review

Someone like Petey Greene made a difference and made a mark, and broadcasting is better because of his transparent honesty. He helped transform African-American stations more, probably, than their mostly white owners desired. And talk talents like Howard Stern, whether they know who he was, owe him something.Read the full review