I heard people compare this to Private Parts, let me be the first to say not even close. This story is not trying to be a comedy, yet a heartfelt story of black America during the late 1960's. Peety Green was an innovator and changed the face of radio in America. This movie gives is a great story and combines music to flow all the way through. I have watched it over and over again and have a hard time finding a flaw in the performances of the actors. Martin Sheen gives a great performance and when he breaks down crying, in a particular scene, I can't help feeling my heart being torn out to. It really takes the viewer their and brings us close to what people might have been feeling at the time of tragedy in US history. I watched Private Parts and I sure did not feel the way I felt watching this film.

Talk to Me strikes a reflective chord for much of it's 2 hours and especially towards it's end. It features a run through of the middle lives of 2 radio announcers in Washington DC. The clowning and camaraderie is on display early on, and surely the movie's best energy is during it's first 2/3 of the runtime. Towards the last 20 min or so there's a winding down that's noticeable. Nonetheless Cheadle and Ejiofor are sort of like a ying/yang type relationship as Petey Green and Dewey Hughes. The Cheadle character has been in trouble with the law and street smart, while Ejiofor's has worked hard while clean and also being street smart. This was an interesting sort of a bio/docu-drama outlining the two's friendship from early on spanning 2 decades around the Civil Rights era and later. Good acting amid some slower pacing worth the watch.

this is recommended generally towards mature family viewing and especially to males.women, as a specific decade class, are very exceptionally defined here, however it all resumes towards Don Cheadle and Chiwetel Ejiofor ego fight and the human rights movement in America. this is a must see regardless of color or race not at least because is very thought full as much as entertaining.i am still getting around in getting used to Don Cheadle here. way different posture then in "hotel Rwanda" or "crash" and he just demonstrates his excellent mimic skills. the next already Denzel Washington . his expressions(both facial and body language), well expressed inner-thoughts within the dialogs to be delivered, and deep stares are giving the viewer very soul-full, sentimental and emotional intriguing thoughts, regardless if one , as individual, could or could NOT relate to the subject matter. Chiwetel Ejiofor delivers exceptionally as well,for his carrier this will be a major feature to be remember as well.it is a pleasure to watch them "fight it out" while they gain a greater and balanced respect for each other.there are some comic relief moments, very familiar funny sort of speak.the movie never looses focus and secondary plots are flowing VERY natural in defining better even the characters not so relevant to the main story. this is a great example of how cinematography can create "new" while keeping the "old". this has a great replay value, definitely worth for collectors!

Don Cheadle is a great thespian and it is too bad he didn't get an Oscar nod for this film. However, I'm not sure how many voting members of the Academy actually went to see this film.First of all, this is a nice bio-pic and introduction to "Petey" Green, for those of us who didn't know him our about his life. The supporting cast was excellent, but this is a tour DE force for Cheadle, because he could have played this guy as a one dimensional character, but instead he took us inside of the brain behind the mouth. This film also did a good job of intertwining the historical events that were a backdrop to this man's life and made you understand why he had to do what he had to do, which was talk to people.All in all this is a great film, get the DVD.