I reviewed Talk to Me at rednoW a week ago.

First a disclaimer. I like Don Cheadle. Think he’s a great actor. The flawed detective in Crash . His portrayal of the heroic hotel manager Paul Rusesabagina in Hotel Rwanda . Even as the yuppie dentist opposite Adam Sandler earlier this year in Reign Over Me . So expectations were high as I walked into the theatre by myself a week ago to see Talk to Me . Yeah, by myself. I told you I like Don Cheadle.

Talk to Me is the story of Ralph Waldo ‘Petey’ Green, a former convict and real-life DJ at WOL-AM in Washington DC. DC in the mid 60’s experienced much the same racial and social tension as many other U.S. cities. One of the most heartbreaking scenes in the film takes place when Martin Luther King Jr. is assassinated in Memphis. As citizens respond to the news by rioting in the streets, the distraught and angry Petey Green decides to go on the air and plead for people to honor the memory of Dr King. Cheadle absolutely nails the moment, capturing Green’s rage at those who killed King and compassion for his people, his city.

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