Ella Taylor’s assessment of Talk to Me really misses the point not of not so much of the film but of the ability to watch a film and comprehend it. The Kasi Lemmons bio-pic of legendary groundbreaking disc jockey, Petey Greene Jr. starring Don Cheadle was quite adroitly executed and entertaining. The film apparently soared over Taylor’s head like a cruise missile.The straightforward plot left her befuddled, illustrated by the use of phrases like, “…jive talking shtick…” which she blamed actor Taraji P. Henson of doing; who skillfully portrayed Cheadle’s girlfriend. Here’s another good one. She idiotically points out that the film is a: “… a vision in Afro and superflashy threads.” She also knocks veteran actor Martin Sheen by saying that his was: “… a performance he may prefer to forget.” Howzabout Taylor forget she’s supposed to be a critic and stop going to movies, especially since she has so much difficulty in understanding them in the first place?
Finally, she sums up the film with this gem of wisdom: “… -I felt as though someone had trapped me in a time-warped episode of The Jeffersons.”
A nice connection there, and a nice racial epithet. Me Ella, me stoop-ed.
Sorry for your loss,Wax Captain
