Smooth Talk

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Richard B @RichardB12314 Mar 9 I really liked the photography that made the 1980s seem like it was yesterday. The story is of a girl losing interest in her family out of suffocation, but she's now in a dangerous world of boys and men that she doesn't know. Laura Dern turned in a good performance, but she looked too old to be a minor. If it was biologically accurately cast, Treat Williams would be even more creepy than he actually is. It's a cautionary tale that we should appreciate the good relationships we actually have and realize that what's new and novel isn't always better. See more Dinah H @RT29170748 Nov 29 Honestly the ending of this was better than the short story but the movie was a little off for me. See more Stephen C @bob25009 Jul 4 Failure in 1 hour and 32 minutes!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! See more Michael C @RT52951401 12/18/2024 Date rap at its finest. Yuck! See more 06/09/2021 I saw this movie when it came out in 1985 and just recently saw it again. What a difference 35 years make. When I first saw it, I thought Treat Williams was fantastic, destined to be a star. This time around, I thought his acting was overwrought, a little too mannered. This time around, it is Laura Dern who is fantastic as a teen chafing against her family on the one hand, and a nervous, giggly, anxious, girls-just-want-to-have-fun teenager on the other. She's sexually curious but hesitant. That is, until she is relentlessly pursued by the enigmatic Wiliams, simultaneously threatening and seductive. She engages him skeptically from behind a screen door until she reluctantly agrees to go for a ride in his muscle car. We next see the car parked in the country without the couple and we left to wonder when she returns gratefully engaging her family. See more 04/23/2021 Smooth Talk achieves an incredible trick: what first starts as a happy, breezy '80s coming-of-age film becomes a frightening and disturbing reflection on the dangers of growing up fast and the consequences of the predatory male gaze. Laura Dern gives an impressive, powerful performance, especially for a young actor. The film's strengths lie partially in its ability to ground relationships, consequences, and dialogue in a realistic manner that feels tangible. See more Read all reviews

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