Things Never Said (2013)
Average Rating: 6.6/10
Reviews Counted: 8
Fresh: 5 | Rotten: 3
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Average Rating: 6.2/10
Critic Reviews: 5
Fresh: 3 | Rotten: 2
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Average Rating: 4.4/5
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KALINDRA STEPNEY (Shanola Hampton) is an aspiring poetess, but inside she's an artist who's lost. Haunted by dreams deferred and a dangerous marriage, this Los Angelean yearns to perform on New York's most acclaimed spoken word stage. A romantic and modern story of a woman finding her voice and finding love again, THINGS NEVER SAID is an assured first feature from writer/director Charles Murray (Sons of Anarchy, Castle, Third Watch). (c) Official Site
Sep 6, 2013 Limited
Ohio Street Pictures
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Cast
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Shanola Hampton
Kalindra "Kal" Stepn... -
Elimu Nelson
Ronnie -
Tamala Jones
Daphne -
Omari Hardwick
Curtis Jackson -
Michael Beach
Will Jackson -
Dorian Missick
Steve -
Charlayne Woodard
Charlotte
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All Critics (8) | Top Critics (5) | Fresh (5) | Rotten (3)
When it comes to writing the poetry that Kalindra recites, Murray knows how to do more with less; he needs to apply that lesson to his filmmaking, too.
Top CriticA powerful statement about the plight of women held back by sexist tyranny.
The film's stars ... are hugely charismatic individually and have chemistry with each other. But the soapy melodrama and ferocious, on-the-nose poems threaten to overpower their budding romance.
The movie's poems are unambiguous rants, delivered with theatrical ferocity. On-the-nose dialogue propels its lessons in self-respect.
Veteran TV writer Charles Murray (Third Watch) shows his small-screen roots by overrelying on tense, weighty exchanges to advance the narrative, but Hampton's steely performance makes them pay off, as the poet learns to wrest truth from pain.
The familiar themes of escaping abuse and self-actualization/redemption/salvation through art become, in Murray and his cast's hands, something uniquely and memorably moving and exhilarating.
The kind of film that Hollywood rarely makes anymore: smart, deep, honest, genuinely poignant and complex. It will nourish your heart, mind and soul. Shanola Hampton delivers a bravura, star-making performance.
An uplifting tale of female empowerment tarnished by its crude method of delivering a positive message.
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