Date: December 4Location: Clifton Living Room
The biggest surprise in this biopic about famed DJ Petey Green is that it's not really a biopic about famed DJ Petey Green. It's a story about a friendship between two very different men and how it helped each of them navigate and shape a very turbulent time in American history. Don Cheadle (as always) delivers an excellent performance as the brash, vulgar Green but for my money, the real star of the show is Chiwetel Ejiofor. He has the "Tom Cruise in Rain Man" role here — the straight man playing off a very showy partner — but he anchors the movie's heart and soul. Ejiofor is one of the most gifted actors working today but he has yet to land a true lead part. With Talk to Me, it's nice to see him finally get a role that's as big as his talent.
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