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Don Cheadle is an amazing actor in general, and coupled with a great story, he and the supporting cast make the biopic Talk To Me a great film.

Cheadle, whose breakout came from a recurring role on the television series Picket Fences, went on to star in Devil in a Blue Dress opposite Denzel Washington before wowing everyone with a touching performance in Hotel Rwanda that scored him an Oscar nomination.

The film serves to bring to the spotlight the story of Petey Greene, who pioneered the world of radio shock jocks as well as helped put a voice behind inner-city black America during the post-Civil Rights years.

In Talk To Me, Cheadle plays Ralph Waldo “Petey” Greene, the legendary Washington, D.C. radio show host whose career took off in the 1960s. Chiwetel Ejiofor (from Dirty Pretty Things) plays Dewey Hughes, an exec at WOL-AM. The two meet while Greene is serving time in prison (Hughes is there to visit his own incarcerated brother), and when Greene gets out, he hits up Hughes for a job.

Fast-talking, tell-it-like-it-is Petey gets a shot, and quickly becomes infamous for his radio show. In one of the more powerful scenes in the film, which takes place after the assassination of Dr. Martin Luther King and ensuing riots, Petey gets on the air and tries to help the city come to terms with what has happened.

Among the other cast are Martin Sheen, who does a great job in a supporting role as radio station owner E.G. Sonderling, and Taraji P. Henson (who jumped into the spotlight in Hustle & Flow), who plays Petey’s long-time girlfriend Vernell.

Eventually, Dewey steps in as Petey’s agent, and the rising star shines brightly, but fame is not without its price. While Dewey admires Petey for saying the very things he himself can not, Petey needs Dewey to help him stay in line and propel his career. In the end, they bring out the best and worst in each other.

Talk to Me is presented in 2.35:1 anamorphic widescreen, with sound in 5.1 Dolby Digital. The DVD includes two featurettes: the 10-minute Who is Petey Greene?, which features interviews with cast and crew; and the 11-minute Recreating P-Town, which gets into costumes and set designs.

Movie Bio

Director: Kasi Lemmons
Writers (WGA): Michael Genet (screenplay) and
Rick Famuyiwa (screenplay) …
Release Date: 23 November 2007 (UK)