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The true-life story of Ralph Waldo ‘Petey’ Greene Jr. (Don Cheadle), an ex-con who became a popular Washington radio DJ...
The true-life story of Ralph Waldo ‘Petey’ Greene Jr. (Don Cheadle), an ex-con who became a popular Washington radio DJ in the late 60s.
With the support of his tempestuous girlfriend, the smooth-talking Petey charms his way onto the airwaves, becoming an iconic radio personality, surpassing even the established popularity of his fellow disc jockeys, Nighthawk and Sunny Jim.
As Petey’s voice and humor captures the vitality of the era, listeners tune in to hear not only incredible music but also a man speaking directly to them about race and power in America like few people ever have.
With the support of his tempestuous girlfriend, the smooth-talking Petey charms his way onto the airwaves, becoming an iconic radio personality, surpassing even the established popularity of his fellow disc jockeys, Nighthawk and Sunny Jim.
As Petey’s voice and humor captures the vitality of the era, listeners tune in to hear not only incredible music but also a man speaking directly to them about race and power in America like few people ever have.
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82 %130 reviewsRotten Tomatoes® rating
77 %41,572 reviewsAudience score rating
"Proves the old rule: posters that highlight the stellar soundtrack are probably promoting mediocre films."
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Flicks"The more Petey is allowed to live and breathe as a '60s streetwise hustler who literally barges his way into a D.C. radio station, the better pic handles its various agendas. But as Petey becomes a symbol of black liberation, the movie turns obvious and parched."
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Variety
Variety"The movie is decent enough, but contains Greene's story in a sentimentalised career arc."
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The Guardian
The Guardian"Don Cheadle can do no wrong. And while Talk To Me is far from a great film, his performance is."
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Newshub
Newshub"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."
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Los Angeles Times
Los Angeles Times"There’s terrific chemistry between the leads, but an episodic structure set over 20 years is too sprawling to really allow for a connection."
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Empire Magazine
Empire Magazine"Nonetheless, with a stunning soul soundtrack and scathing one-liners, Talk to Me is well worth a watch, if only to compare how placid and scripted today's radio personalities have become."
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Dominion Post
Dominion Post"A traditionally handsome biopic bursting with 1960s period detail and firecracker performances, Talk To Me tackles one of the most volatile periods in American history, but tragically finds nothing interesting to say about it."
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BBC
BBCTalk To Me (2007) | Details
- Runtime
- 118
- Genre
- Drama, True Story & Biography
- Country of origin
- USA
