As somebody who had not heard any of this before, it became a curious phenomenon to sit and watch a film and slowly have the realities begin to click into place.

While it doesn't offer any answers, it both thrills and makes you think.

A terrific literary drama and character piece that shows how the process of creating art can be seen differently by those doing it and those looking at it from the outside.

The film never slows down or bores, plunging from one harrowing sequence to the next.

Kasi Lemmons tells the story of the legendary radio show host Petey Greene. Set in the 60s, the director captures the essence of the time very well especially through funky colour fashion, hairstyle and language. A few of the scenes look staged but the compelling storytelling makes up for this very little flaw. Lemmons tackles various issues while at the same time he prevents the film from being solely issue-based. Additionally 'Talk To Me' is accompanied by a terrific soundtrack.The main focus of the film is the relationship between Greene and Hughes and this relationship is portrayed excellently by the writer, director and of course, the actors. Don Cheadle delivers another monumental performance as Greene. Chiwetel Ejiorfor is superbly restrained in an equally convincing performance. Taraji Henson acts naturally and Martin Sheen, an actor who in my opinion has never let me down where acting is concerned, is fantastic.It is the humour in 'Talk To Me' that makes it different from other rags-to-riches type biopics. Not only is this movie great entertainment but a brilliant reminder of the 60s glamour, history and culture and a story of a man who made a difference.

Talk to Me strikes a reflective chord for much of it's 2 hours and especially towards it's end. It features a run through of the middle lives of 2 radio announcers in Washington DC. The clowning and camaraderie is on display early on, and surely the movie's best energy is during it's first 2/3 of the runtime. Towards the last 20 min or so there's a winding down that's noticeable. Nonetheless Cheadle and Ejiofor are sort of like a ying/yang type relationship as Petey Green and Dewey Hughes. The Cheadle character has been in trouble with the law and street smart, while Ejiofor's has worked hard while clean and also being street smart. This was an interesting sort of a bio/docu-drama outlining the two's friendship from early on spanning 2 decades around the Civil Rights era and later. Good acting amid some slower pacing worth the watch.

I wanted to stop watching during the first 30 minutes due to boredom, but kept at it given the good reviews. I have mixed feelings about having continued.The strength of the movie consists of the clever dialog of "Petey Greene" and the fact that it is a historic biopic. Don Cheadle (Petey Greene) and Chiwetel Ejiofor do great jobs of acting, but the characters weren't really interesting. In fact, Petey Greene was mostly annoying and unpleasant to watch.I think the only thing I will take away from the movie are a few key bits of good dialog. The comments he made on the radio and at a rally after Martin Luther King was shot were interesting to hear. If you want to calm a city of full of anger and violence, his brief speeches (whether they were real speeches he gave or not) were pretty great. If you can just watch that segment (less than 15 minutes total), you might be better off than watching the whole thing.

this is recommended generally towards mature family viewing and especially to males.women, as a specific decade class, are very exceptionally defined here, however it all resumes towards Don Cheadle and Chiwetel Ejiofor ego fight and the human rights movement in America. this is a must see regardless of color or race not at least because is very thought full as much as entertaining.i am still getting around in getting used to Don Cheadle here. way different posture then in "hotel Rwanda" or "crash" and he just demonstrates his excellent mimic skills. the next already Denzel Washington . his expressions(both facial and body language), well expressed inner-thoughts within the dialogs to be delivered, and deep stares are giving the viewer very soul-full, sentimental and emotional intriguing thoughts, regardless if one , as individual, could or could NOT relate to the subject matter. Chiwetel Ejiofor delivers exceptionally as well,for his carrier this will be a major feature to be remember as well.it is a pleasure to watch them "fight it out" while they gain a greater and balanced respect for each other.there are some comic relief moments, very familiar funny sort of speak.the movie never looses focus and secondary plots are flowing VERY natural in defining better even the characters not so relevant to the main story. this is a great example of how cinematography can create "new" while keeping the "old". this has a great replay value, definitely worth for collectors!