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Let Them All Talk

Let Them All Talk

2020

Steven Soderbergh

Meryl Streep, Dianne Wiest, Candice Bergen, Lucas Hedges ...

5.3

1,560

Comedy. Drama A celebrated author (Streep) takes a journey on a cruise ship with some old friends (Bergen, Wiest) to have some fun and heal old wounds. Her nephew (Hedges) comes along to wrangle the ladies and finds himself involved with a young literary agent (Chan).

	Author	Review
United Kingdom	Peter Bradshaw The Guardian	"It is slightly unfocused and uncertain as to where its emotional centre really lies – though there is a charm and a big dramatic finale (…) Rating: ★★★ (out of 5)"	NEU
United States	Peter Debruge Variety	"It’s probably best to think of this as either an experiment or an exercise (...) What results may not be literature exactly, but it broadens other creators’ of idea of what the medium can do."	POS
United States	David Rooney The Hollywood Reporter	"It's perhaps more satisfying on a scene-by-scene basis than it is as a conventional narrative (...) A spry and playful ensemble piece. It's full of wry observations about the confusion of relationships"	POS
United States	David Ehrlich IndieWire	"Soderbergh's latest needed more time (...) We’re left with a conundrum that muddies the clear moral at the end of Alice’s story"	NEU
United Kingdom	Tim Grierson Screendaily	"[It] isn’t wholly successful, but seeing a filmmaker known for his chilly approach tackle a melancholy character study about ageing and friendship is rewarding enough (...) There’s a gentle, lived-in quality to the material"	POS
United States	Peter Travers ABC News	"Streep, Wiest and Bergen as they ignite sparks on a classy trip between humor and heartbreak. They're pure gold."	POS
United States	Matt Goldberg Collider	"[It] consciously avoids direct conflicts but feels largely inert as a result (...) Like most of Soderbergh’s movies, 'Let Them All Talk' is interesting"	NEU
United States	Leah Greenblatt Entertainment Weekly	"Thoroughly delightful (...) 'Talk' is just a chance to spend two hours watching Streep & Co. make the most of Deborah Eisenberg’s deliciously salty script"	POS
United States	Chris Evangelista SlashFilm	"The journey is enjoyable – but oddly forgettable. It’s like a quick vacation that immediately starts to fade from memory the moment you return."	NEU
United States	K. Austin Collins Rolling Stone	"It’s enjoyable for all the pasta it insistently throws against the wall — and all the chewy dialogue and worthy ideas it glints upon in the meantime (…) Rating: ★★★ (out of 5)"	POS
United States	John Serba Decider	"This is reasonably compelling stuff (...) I don’t think the film is as profound or moving as it thinks it is."	NEU
United States	Brian Tallerico rogerebert.com	"Soderbergh gives his cast the freedom to workshop these characters (...) There’s joy in just watching these characters navigate the confined landscape of the film (…) Rating: ★★★ (out of 5)"	POS
United States	Brian Lowry CNN	"Aided by a jaunty Thomas Newman score, 'Let Them All Talk' manages to be both fairly disposable and thoroughly entertaining"	NEU

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