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Something to Talk About

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Something to Talk About (1995)

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Reviews Counted: 26 Fresh: 9  Rotten:17 Average Rating: 5.1/10

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Runtime: 1 hr 45 mins

Synopsis: Lasse Hallstrom (THE CIDER HOUSE RULES, MY LIFE AS A DOG) directs this romantic comedy in which Julia Roberts plays Grace, a decent but naive southern woman who, happening to drive by her husband, Eddie (Dennis Quaid), one afternoon, is shocked to discover him locked in a passionate embrace,... Lasse Hallstrom (THE CIDER HOUSE RULES, MY LIFE AS A DOG) directs this romantic comedy in which Julia Roberts plays Grace, a decent but naive southern woman who, happening to drive by her husband, Eddie (Dennis Quaid), one afternoon, is shocked to discover him locked in a passionate embrace, in public, with another woman. She immediately confronts her errant hubby, setting the town gossips' tongues wagging, and moves back in with her wealthy parents, provoking reactions from her imperious dad (Robert Duvall), who believes that a wife's duty is to stand by her man, and her sarcastic sister, Emma Rae (Kyra Sedgwick), who thinks that the bum got what he deserved. Soon Grace has caused a town scandal by openly questioning anyone who may have had an affair with Eddie and also starts to unearth problems in her parents' relationship. The film is ultimately a story about women who attempt reconciliation with their cheating spouses by exploring a new set of rules on their own terms. The screenplay is by Callie Khouri, the Academy Award- winning screenwriter of THELMA AND LOUISE. [More]

Genre: Dramas

Starring: Julia Roberts, Dennis Quaid, Robert Duvall, Gena Rowlands, Kyra Sedgwick

Director: Lasse Hallstrom
Composer: Hans Zimmer, Graham Preskett
Screenwriter: Callie Khouri
Producer: Anthea Sylbert, Paula Weinstein

DVD Info

Release:

Dec 14, 1999

[DVD Details]

DVD Features:

  • Region 1
  • Snap Case
  • Widescreen Anamorphic - 1.85
  • Full Frame - 1.33

Audio:

  • Dolby Digital 5.1- English
  • Dolby Digital 5.1- French

Additional Release Material:

  • Trailer - 1. Original Theatrical

Interactive Features:

  • Interactive Menus
  • Scene Access

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Derek Adams
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06/30/05
Emanuel Levy
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2/5

A few stray moments of wit mired amidst a low-key and sleep-inducing presentation.

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04/03/05
Scott Weinberg
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11/19/04
Thomas Delapa
Boulder Weekly
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Daniel M. Kimmel
Worcester Telegram & Gazette
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Dull, dumb and listless.

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01/09/04
Randy Shulman
Metro Weekly (Washington, DC)
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01/02/04
Michael Dequina
Mr. Brown's Movies
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Horrible "romantic comedy." Great message for the ladies: Forgive your cheating husband because that's the best you can do.

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07/14/03
Fred Topel
About.com
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05/20/03
Janet Maslin
New York Times
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Jeanne Aufmuth
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08/30/02
Peter Travers
Rolling Stone
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Focuses on the personal renewal of a woman after the break-up of her marriage.

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08/29/02
Frederic and Mary Ann Brussat
Spirituality and Practice
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The script by Callie Khouri is somewhat disjointed in structure.

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06/05/02
Dwayne E. Leslie
Boxoffice Magazine
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2/5

An especially painful letdown

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07/08/01
Christopher Null
Filmcritic.com
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Something to Talk About is at its best when Khouri's juicy script is adroitly mixing comedy and pathos.

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02/13/01
Kenneth Turan
Los Angeles Times
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01/01/00
Alison Macor
Austin Chronicle
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Khouri does get off some hilarious anti-male revenge lines.

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01/01/00
Bob Thompson
Jam! Movies
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2/4

Low-key to a fault, Something to Talk About is no more original or compelling than its title.

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01/01/00
Chris Hicks
Deseret News, Salt Lake City
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In [Khouri's] zeal to portray a world full of male scum, she creates a morally mismatched, pandering scenario.

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01/01/00
Desson Thomson
Washington Post
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The ending is still pat, with lots of reasons for optimism, but Something is not as neatly -- or falsely -- resolved as most Hollywood films.

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01/01/00
Hal Hinson
Washington Post
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