Speak
by Jessica Sharzer
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Actor: Eric Lively, Hallee Hirsh, Kristen Stewart, Michael Angarano, Robert John BurkeDirector: Jessica Sharzer
Brand: Paramount
DVD: Region Code 1
Audio: English (Original Language), Dolby Digital 1.0
Format: Closed-captioned, Color, DVD-Video, NTSC, Widescreen
Picture Format: 2.35:1
Running Time: 93 minutes
DVD Release Date: 2005-09-27
Audience Rating: PG-13 (Parental Guidance Suggested)
Studio: Showtime Ent.
DVD Reviews of Speak
DVD Review: A great chick flick for anyone
Summary: 5 Stars
Granted, the story line isn't the most positive however it is pretty realistic. And aside from Kristen Stewart, the acting is absolutly terrible but... i really enjoyed this movie. Kristen Stewart is one strong little girl in this movie and surprisingly believable for being so young in age and in the acting scene with such a difficult role. At the very end of this movie i ended up smiling. I also purchased the book after i watched the movie. Personally, i enjoyed the movie more, but i'm glad i read the book. I would recommend this movie to any woman at any age. Its a great eye opener!!! DVD Review: Very Moving
Summary: 5 Stars
I got this movie on recomendation from my therapist as I am a teenage rape victim. This movie is powerful, inspiring, and overall a great display of compassion and skill by the actors and actresses involved. Everyone should watch this movie it gives you a brilliant look into the reasons why everyone should speak out and speak up.DVD Review: Great Movie, Greater Experience If You've Read The Book
Summary: 5 Stars
Melinda rapped during the summer before her freshman year of high school. The year progresses with her being an outcast from all the cliques. Her salvation: art class and an old unused janitor's closet. This is a great movie and Kristen Stewart honors the book. I strongly suggest you read the book before watching the movie, it amplifies your reaction to the movie. Maybe I love the movie because I loved the book; either way it's great watch.DVD Review: Speak "WOW-ed" me to the max!
Summary: 5 Stars
The first time I saw Kristen Stewart on screen was when I watched The Messengers in the theatres. I was inexplicably drawn to the emotions potrayed in her eyes and face. And when Twilight came, I knew that I would be a fan of her movies be it blockbusters or indie films. I started researching on her previous films and came across Speak. Bought it straight off amazon. When I watched the film, I was in awe of how Kristen potrayed Melinda. I was totally swept off my feet with the performance. Despite being 13 or 14 when she acted in Speak, Kristen carried it off very well with a certain air of maturity and strong emotions. I cried at the end of the film cus' it was a touching and brilliant performance - the plot of the show, the acting, the emotions, life at home, parents, friends, cliques, school humiliations, teachers, finding your true self and the courage to open up yourself after all the hurt that you have gone through and finally, finding the courage to speak out.
This film is a definite must-buy!
DVD Review: Speak good movie
Summary: 5 Stars
Speak good movie about a girl who had a trauma incident.
She found it hard to be able to speak more than just few words to parents and scared of every one else. The troubles she went thru to overcome. kristen Stewart ws great!
Description of Speak
Based on the award winning novel by Laurie Halse Anderson, "Speak" unfolds a story about Melinda (Kristen Stewart), a smart and spirited high school freshman who retreats into self-imposed silence after she is raped one night at a party. Feeling isolated from her classmates and from her preoccupied mother Joyce Sardnino (Elizabeth Perkins), Melinda retreats further in an attempt to escape the torments of high school. It is only through her work in art class with the help of her compassionate art teacher Mr. Freeman (Steve Zahn) that she begins to reach out to others and eventually finds her own voice and inner strength. A feature debut of director/co-writer Jessica Sharzer, "Speak" resonates with stubborn honesty and sardonic humor as we follow Melinda on her journey from traumatized isolation to a brave and final triumphant disclosure.Speak is an unexpected gem. Adapted from the popular novel by Laurie Halse Anderson and first broadcast in 2004, the film features an excellent lead performance by Kristen Stewart (Panic Room) as Melinda Sordino, a deeply troubled teen facing her first year of high school and all its attendant perils, including student cliques (here called "clans," such as "the Marthas--very Connecticut, very prep"), hostile teachers (with the exception of Steve Zahn's art instructor), and so forth. Melinda appears to be just another misfit, alienated, shunned, and sullen ("the most depressed person I've ever known," as one classmate puts it), burdened with clueless, hopelessly self-absorbed parents (Elizabeth Perkins, D.D. Sweeney) and her own introverted nature. But there's much more to it than that, and director Jessica Sharzer, who co-wrote the screenplay, deftly balances flashbacks of the traumatic event that turned Melinda into a virtual mute with her pained attempts to deal with its aftermath; the two stories, past and present, unfold together, keeping us involved all the way to the film's unsettling but cathartic conclusion. Powerful, moving, and well-acted (the adult roles occasionally veer toward stereotype, but the kids' performances are consistently good), Speak is a compelling and admirable piece of work. --Sam Graham
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