Speak (2003)

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Release Date: Jan 20, 2004 Wide

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Award-winning short filmmaker Jessica Sharzer makes her feature debut with the teen drama Speak, based on the young-adult novel by Laurie Halse Anderson. Kristen Stewart stars as high school freshman Melinda, who has lost her ability to speak. Ever since a traumatic event that occurred at a party over the summer, she has chosen to remain silent. She's abandoned by her friends, while her mother Joyce (Elizabeth Perkins) is too wrapped up in her own problems to notice. By recalling the details of

PG-13, 1 hr. 32 min.

Drama

Directed By: Jessica Sharzer

In Theaters: Jan 20, 2004 Wide

On DVD: Sep 27, 2005

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From start to finish, lead to co-stars, director to writers, this is a film experience that reminds you that it doesn't matter how many stars are around, or how much is spent.

March 3, 2004 Full Review Source: eFilmCritic.com

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Structurally, this film requires a strong, central performance, and Stewart simply isn't good enough. There are moments when she is quite good, but often she is so understated that she is essentially dead -- I see nothing in her face or movements that betrays anything worth looking at. Dead people make bad film

August 13, 2010

Jim Hunter

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This is not a bad little film. It's very slow moving - painfully so at times - but it's very well acted, particularly by Kristin Stewart in an earlier role. It deals with date rape, so is not exactly cheerful viewing, but it's an important topic and I liked how they handled it.

August 5, 2009

Nicki Marie

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Speak Quotes

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1. Melinda Sordino: Everyone deserves a second chance. I mean... isn't that what Jesus said?
– Submitted by Dejah S (34 days ago)
1. Melinda Sordino: It happened. There's no avoiding it. No forgetting.
– Submitted by Livia S (3 months ago)
1. Melinda Sordino: My English teacher has no face. I call her Hairwoman.
– Submitted by Andrew M (3 months ago)
1. Melinda Sordino: It's time for a mental health day. So conjugate this: I cut class. You cut class. He/she/it cuts class.
– Submitted by Andrew M (3 months ago)
1. Mr. Freeman: I'm a rebel.
– Submitted by Dejah S (5 months ago)