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Something to Talk About is a well-intentioned but strangely cold tale that concerns an emotionally repressed Southern belle (Julia Roberts) who separates from her husband (Dennis Quaid) after discovering he is an unabashed philanderer. Pressed by her dominating father (Robert Duvall) into reconciling with her spouse, Roberts's character chafes against so much male control over her destiny. Defended by a fiercely independent sister (a catchy performance by Kyra Sedgwick), the heroine develops the nerve to plot her own course in life while her mother (Gena Rowlands) finds the gumption to throw her own mate out of the house. The script by Callie Khouri (Thelma & Louise) is intelligent but hardly clear, and direction by Lasse Hallström (Once Around) can't keep Khouri's unfocused scenes and uncertain purpose from dissolving like sand castles in the rain. --Tom Keogh, Amazon.com
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audio in italiano una giovane donna del sud mette a soqquadro la famiglia patriarcale e la cittadina in cui vive quando scopre che il marito la tradisce. un film di donne e di cavalli: scritto da callie khouri autrice di thelma e louise , prodotto da 3 donne, tra cui goldie hawn, sono femminili i personaggi che contano, la protagonista (j. roberts), la madre (g. rowlands), la figlia (h. aull) e soprattutto la sorella (k. sedgwick). i temi sono la difficolta' di crescere e il conflitto tra tradizione e modernita', ma sono immersi in salsa dolcificante. fotografia del grande sven nykvist, regia indolore.
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48 of 49 people found the following review helpful
By Sue Lewendon
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I watched this recently looking forward to a good movie and I wasn't disappointed. I bought this because I like both Dennis Quaid and Julia Roberts and I've found you can't go too far wrong with Robert Duvall either.
This tells the story of Grace, (Roberts), and her husband Eddie, (Quaid), and what appears to be their perfect marriage. Until one day that is when Grace sees Eddie kissing another woman in the street. It turns out that Eddie has been cheating on Grace with not just one woman but several.
Grace works for her father, (Duvall), at his stables and he is less than pleased when he learns that Grace has left Eddie and has returned to the family home. He has an important business deal with Eddie coming up and thinks she should reconcile with him because of it. Her mother, (Rowlands), is also less than pleased although she changes her way of thinking when Grace lets her in on a few home truths.
Grace's sister, played by Kyra Sedgwick, is delightful. She seems to be the only one who agrees with Grace that Eddie should be made to suffer for his infidelities. She manages to cause a great deal of pain to Eddie in one particular scene that had me laughing out loud.
Through all of this, Grace continues to work and raise her daughter. She also continues to go to her weekly baking club where it seems all the towns womenfolk gather to swap recipies and, of course, the latest piece of gossip.
One of my favourite scenes is when Grace decides to have Eddie round to dinner so they can discuss their problems in a civilised manner, and she quite innocently dishes up a meal of poisoned fish!!! What ensues is delightfully comical as Eddie realsises what she has done to him!
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This is another classic from Julia Roberts. Dennis Quaid, Robert Duval and the rest of the cast did not disappoint. What do you do when you find out your husband is cheating on you? I am sure we all have different answers to this question but Grace played by Julia Roberts decided to take action that was of such comedic proportion that will leave you laughing so hard. If you have ever been betrayed in any way you will sympathise with her and understand why she had to act the way she did. Of course Robert Duvall playing the father of Grace did not share this understanding as coming from the old school he believed a woman's place is in her husband's house no matter what he does to her. This movie although very funny and comedic, deals with a lot of serious issues in relationships: betrayal, separation, forgiveness, the impact of our actions on our children, and many more. I really loved this movie and it has a lot of moments that will take your breath away, like the dance scene between Grace (Julia) and her husband (Dennis Quaid). This is a great movie; you can't go wrong with this DVD.
11 of 13 people found the following review helpful
By A Customer
Format:DVD
I really enjoyed this film. It had several very funny moments and I would recommend it to anyone wanting a "chick flick" or who is a Julia Roberts fan.
5 of 6 people found the following review helpful
By "anu_muddu"
Format:DVD
This is a brilliant gift for any film fan. all three films star julia roberts along with hollywood superstars mel gibson, denzel washington and dennis quaid. each film comes in its own individual box and is worth buying as essentially is three films for the price of one! each film is very different and julia roberts shines in all of them. overall i would recommend this as it is an amazing box set to own.
By A Watson
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What can we say? she's like marmite you love it or hate it, an emotional account of two peoples lifes and their close social friends not a dull moment a very well written and directed movie of its time.
By slicksms
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This is definitely a chick flick and a nice little feel good film for a duvet day with plenty of Class 'A' actors.
By Ju
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yet another one of her films that i have enjoyed and even had a little laugh to myself. I think that they both suit each other and go along together very well enjoy girls great chick flick
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This is not the usual Julia Roberts film, and a little sad in places, but well written and shows the star in a vulnerable way, worth more than watching once.
John Bentley. liverpool.
John Bentley. liverpool.
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romance
Romance plein de fantaisie, bien interprétée. Julia Roberts et son partenaire jouent très bien, sont convaincants, fin surprenante. Read more
Published 7 months ago by Domino
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I really loved this DVD film. I was most impressed with the efficiency and prompt delivery of my purchase. I would highly recommend Amazon to family and friends. Read more
Published 9 months ago by Jo
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Worth one watch
Definitely one for Julia Roberts fans, she's very good as the wife who finds out that her husband (Quaid) has been cheating on her and can't do the expected thing of taking it on... Read more
Published 21 months ago by Constant Reader
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you gotta stick with it
Great film just gotta stick with it up until about 20mins in, If you stick with it its worth it. Once again Julia Roberts does not disapoint.x
Published on 4 Aug 2010 by Terri Burke
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An ok film
Bought this film thinking it would be good as some good actors in it, was a bit disappointed. Not as good as i expected, an ok watch.
Published on 9 April 2009 by Kelly
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