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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

Runtime: 1 hr 45 mins

Genre: Dramas

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,... 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]

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

Starring: Julia Roberts, Dennis Quaid, Robert Duvall, Gena Rowlands, Kyra Sedgwick, Brett Cullen, Muse Watson

Director: Lasse Hallstrom

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

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Dec 14, 1999

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Todd McCarthy

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Derek Adams

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Time Out

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Emanuel Levy

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comment Comment | Jun., 30 2005 09:10 AM

EmanuelLevy.Com

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2/5

Scott Weinberg

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

comment Comment | Apr., 03 2005 06:03 AM

eFilmCritic.com

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2/5

Thomas Delapa

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comment Comment | Nov., 19 2004 12:32 PM

Boulder Weekly

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2/5

Daniel M. Kimmel

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comment Comment | Jul., 02 2004 09:15 AM

Worcester Telegram & Gazette

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1/5

Randy Shulman

Dull, dumb and listless.

comment Comment | Jan., 09 2004 06:50 PM

Metro Weekly (Washington, DC)

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2/5

Michael Dequina

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comment Comment | Jan., 02 2004 11:05 PM

TheMovieReport.com

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0/5

Fred Topel

Horrible "romantic comedy." Great message for the ladies: Forgive your cheating husband because that's the best you can do.

comment Comment | Jul., 14 2003 01:20 AM

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Janet Maslin

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Jeanne Aufmuth

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Peter Travers

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Full Review Source: | comment Comment | Aug., 30 2002 12:35 PM

Rolling Stone

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Frederic and Mary Ann Brussat

Focuses on the personal renewal of a woman after the break-up of her marriage.

Full Review Source: | comment Comment | Aug., 29 2002 01:11 PM

Spirituality and Practice

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2.5/5

Dwayne E. Leslie

The script by Callie Khouri is somewhat disjointed in structure.

Full Review Source: | comment Comment | Jun., 05 2002 08:07 AM

Boxoffice Magazine

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2/5

Christopher Null

An especially painful letdown

Full Review Source: | comment Comment | Jul., 08 2001 05:35 PM

Filmcritic.com

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3/5

Kenneth Turan

Something to Talk About is at its best when Khouri's juicy script is adroitly mixing comedy and pathos.

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Los Angeles Times

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Alison Macor

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Austin Chronicle

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3/5

Bob Thompson

Khouri does get off some hilarious anti-male revenge lines.

Full Review Source: | comment Comment | Jan., 01 2000 12:00 AM

Jam! Movies

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2/4

Chris Hicks

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

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Deseret News, Salt Lake City

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Desson Thomson

In [Khouri's] zeal to portray a world full of male scum, she creates a morally mismatched, pandering scenario.

Full Review Source: | comment Comment | Jan., 01 2000 12:00 AM

Washington Post

 
 
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