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Mary-Elizabeth Bruton 2012-05-24 10:29:57

A confused and depressed girl struggles to find relief from her pain.

I have just finished watching this movie. I found it to be an extremelymoving film. Stewart gave a mind blowing performance. She was able toshow depth and beauty in just a look. I believe her to be one of thebrightest young stars in Hollywood. In fact, I admired every one of thecast. I loved the characters because I felt I could relate every one ofthem to a person I know in real life.The plot of the movie revolves around a young girl, Melinda, strugglingto find her place in high school.After being raped during the summerand not telling anyone, she enters high school. She is a almost a selfchosen mute, she goes through her days without speaking a word toanyone. The other characters are both humorous and moving. The filmtakes place during her first year of school. This is an exceptionallysentimental movie, yet is not corny in anyway.This is brilliant movie and i would encourage you to watch it

2012-05-24 07:06:54

A movie every mother and daughter should watch together

This review is from: Speak (DVD) This movie is one of the most touching and heart-wrenching movies I have ever watched. Kristen Stewart does an amazing job of playing a broken young girl harboring a secret she feels she has to keep from everyone, including her own parents, which only ends up shoving her into a deep depression and ostracizing herself from her peers at school. It's an eye-opening film that shows what type of damage rape can do to a girl and it is definitely a movie that I feel every mother and daughter should watch together. Its uplifting message is something that every person who watches this movie could learn from; female or male. 5 stars!

2012-05-23 05:25:43

A GREAT MOVIE!!!!!!!!!

I thought the Speak movie was Excellent. It was so good that I wouldn't mind watching it again, it was a lot A LOT better than the book I think anyways. I liked how it gave a lot more details then the book, like the part where she seals her lips shut with barb wire or whatever it was. Now I look for it all the time on Lifetime since I heard it was on that channel, but I haven't seen it on there yet though. I probably wouldn't read the book again but I would watch the movie again anytime because I loved it so much. I hope you think the same as me,I think you will. Samantha {sammy] Age 16 Amsterdam NY

2012-05-22 14:01:47

A decent film

I think I would have enjoyed this film more if it had not tried to dealwith such heavy subject matter. Because the theme was so sensitive andintense, points of mediocre craftsmanship stuck out. Essentiallyeveryone in the film is a stereotype--the art teacher, the Englishteacher, the History Teacher, Melinda's friends, Melinda's parents, theprincipal, and the counselor.Kristen Stewart was the best thing about this movie. She had a prettygood command of her facial expressions and mannerisms. It would havebeen nice if she had some decent lines. The other actors were fairlyweak. The score was essentially a non-entity.Like I said, it's an OK film, but it's trying to be more than it is.

2012-05-21 10:00:49

Amazing

This movie was so moving,I was in tears.In the end, I wished I was herin the closet beating the crap out of that boy.It really makes you lookat yourself and say "Why did I let that pass?".I read the book a yearor two ago and it made me think the character was a strange little gothgirl who just got raped at an innocent house party gone wrong.ButMelinda's character proved different.I loved her in Panic Room, and Iadored her in this movie.Such an amazing story that really points outto us that no matter who you are,this could happen to you.This moviereally inspired me and probably everyone who has seen it to be you andto not let just anything pass by without standing up for what youbelieve in.Overall an amazing movie.

2012-05-20 18:45:06

I really moving film, Starring an amazing Kristen Stewart

I didn't really know what to expect before I watched Speak for the first time. I had heard of the book and knew a little about the story, but I had never read it. After seeing this movie, I was truly moved. Kristen Stewart's performance of the young Melinda is truly amazing and I was blown away. I felt the emotions all the way through the entire movie and was pulled into the world of Speak. To anyone who has read the book or hasn't, this is a must see and you will not be dissapointed.

2012-05-18 08:38:59

Something all teens and parents should see

No book to film comparison here, as I have not read the book yet.Kristen Stewart does a fine job here as the brooding, picked-on high school girl Melinda, who tries to get through life without acknowledging the terrible attack on her that occurred in the previous year. She finds out that being silent about something traumatic does not make it go away, but it does make everything much worse. There are many times when you wish you could yell at her and tell her to speak up. This is an important story for teens and parents to view together or for teachers to show to their classes. Silence can be a dangerous and destructive thing.

bolling_e 2012-05-18 01:26:28

but didn't you notice !

love love the movie, storyline is realistic and moving and scarilyreal,hoping this movie not only highlights the real issues addressedbut maybe helps those who feel they cant speak.the reason i watched the movie is of course KRISTIN STEWART ,whoportrays the character believably and emotionally, there is justsomething intriguing about her.But did anyone notice the voice over is not Kristen's voice, maybe it'sjust me but i think hearing her voice in a lot of movies, especiallyTWILIGHT, just didn't believe the voice over was her.who cares great movie!

2012-05-12 01:15:59

All young girls should see this

I have a 13 year old daughter, and I made her watch this movie with me. At first she did not want to, but within the first 20 minutes of the movie she was comletely captivated by the chain of events that had happened to Melinda. I believe that all young girls should see this movie, because it is for one awareness, and another they never think that something like this could happen to them. It is also a good source for victims to see how they can relate and to assist in recovery. Their lives would be devastated but not over. It is a parents responsibility to insure awareness of the evils of the world that is out there.

2012-05-11 14:29:36

Great!

This review is from: Speak (DVD) The movie was the perfect addition to go along with the book. I am a teacher, and I teach the book first, and afterwards we watch the movie. The movie is new enough (and has Kristen Stewart in it) so the kids are excited to watch it. It also doesn't skim over the important scenes and it has enough action to keep the kids engaged, but not so much that I worry about parents. It also has a different ending, so it prompts great discussion. Great addition for my teaching unit!

Ashley 2012-05-09 17:52:45

amazing for something i found on youtube

SPEAK was a terrific movie i found SPEAK while searching other moviesthat Kristen Stewart had done, and read some of the user comments forit. I was very interested in finding out more, so i searched it onyoutube and watched the entire movie.The movie starts with a Melinda, a girl starting high school aboard abus. You notice that girls are looking at her meanly. You later learnthat these girls are once her friends, but after she called the cops ata party last summer, they have exiled her. No one but Melinda reallyknows what happened at that party, so they all call her squealer.During the movie, we see Melinda having flashbacks from the party,where she meets a guy and they start dancing. Then later you see themkiss a bit, and finally you see him suggest they go for a drive. Whenthey arrive in the car, you see them kissing, and the boy decides to gotoo far, with Melinda screaming for help. Melinda was raped.The movie continues with Melinda going on with her daily life, but shestill has the flashbacks from her horrible past. Eventually, sherealizes that it happened, and there is no fixing that, but she canaccept it and move on with her life. She decides to tell her ex-friendthe truth, because her friend is now dating that horrible guy. Herfriend doesn't believe her really, but confronts her boyfriend, andlearns the truth. Finally, this guy trys to hurt Melinda again, but herex friends do come to the rescue of her - but she has learned to standup for herself. On her way home from school she has the talk with hermother, and you see her finally accepting herself.This movie was absolutely amazing, and Kristen Stewart did an excellentjob. The scene in which she is raped was terrible, and so real. She isso talented, and i cant wait to see her as Bella swan in TWILIGHTcongrats, job well done :)

2012-05-08 21:40:13

FAKE

This review is from: Speak (DVD) Was very disappointed in this product. I could have gone to Wal-mart and bought it for the same price. It is a pirated copy that was made in Mexico and all it had on it was some previews for some different movie. Be careful when you purchase movies from here.

2012-05-04 19:08:43

Beautiful

This movie edifies and uplifts. The tragic story is a tool used to strengthen. In today's society there are so many crimes that go unpunished because people are afraid to speak out. Beautiful cinematography. Highly recommend this film to anyone who is looking for a deep and emotionally challenging movie. This film brings one to places that many humans have not and will not go in their lifetimes. Perfect.

2012-05-04 05:19:27

usual book-movie comparision

This movie was good, if you've never read the book, the book is so much better so if you are thinking of buying/seeing this movie do it before you read the book, please.

2012-05-04 02:19:17

Young Adult Book Turned Film!

Many people have been waiting for this for a long time and now it's finally here! The SHOtime film version of Laurie Halse Anderson's extremely popular book "Speak." This was originally supposed to be released in October but with a faster date, maybe more people will be interested and start buying! So, this coming September, get ready for an anticipated release of a masterpiece novel!

2012-05-03 12:53:04

Fantastic coming out role for young Kristen Stewart

"Speak" tells the story of a girl, Melinda Sordino (Kristen Stewart), who made it through the end of the difficult middle school years as one of the popular girls. She does not appear to be conceited or stuck up; she's only just a girl who enjoys the fact that she and her girlfriends are well thought of and the center of the social scene. That all changes for Melinda at a summer party thrown at a friends house where she gets friendly with a popular high school jock only to be shockingly date raped by him. In her shock after the rape, Melinda tries to call the police from the party house, but that just leads to the cops showing up and breaking up the party and getting a lot of Melinda's friends in trouble. Not knowing why Melinda really called the police leads her group of friends, especially her best friend Rachel (Hallee Hirsch) to ostracize her in the way that kids that age lash out at anything that they don't understand and challenges their socially accepted norms. Melinda is also hindered by the fact that her parents, despite clearly loving her, are too caught up in their own issues to recognize that their daughter just underwent a tremendous trauma. When high school begins that fall, Melinda selectively chooses to remain a mute while enduring the hateful behaviors of her former friends (including Rachel, who is now dating the guy that raped Melinda). Yet, slowly, through finding herself through an art class with and an art teacher (Steve Zahn) that truly inspire her, Melinda manages to recover and find a new sense of self and confidence and even resolution to the events that have plagued her. "Speak" has all the makings of a typical after school special that is rife with pretentiousness and pat resolutions. Yet, it manages to transcend that genre and make for a truly moving film. The performance of Kristen Stewart and, to a lesser extent, Steve Zahn, is truly remarkable. Zahn is a known quantity in Hollywood and his performance as art teacher, Mr. Freeman, is full of the pathos we've come to expect from him. Stewart, who was only 13 when she filmed this role, is simply stunning. She took a role that actress three times her would find daunting and, not only fulfilled it, but so thoroughly mastered it, that she made it her own. It's ironic that Stewart played Jodie Foster's daughter in the hit thriller "Panic Room", because she evokes memories of a Jodie Foster from 30 years ago. Stewart has the same physical look and mannerisms and definitely shows the potential to have the same acting talent. I look forward to seeing more films starring Kristen Stewart. I think she will turn out to be a real Hollywood gem and, anyone who has seen "Speak", will remember the exact moment when Kristen Stewart gave notice that she had arrived.

Vefik Karaege 2012-04-30 10:05:45

How lovely crafted...

A girl having hard times in her first year at high school. She callsthe only people she cares at school "ex-best friends", she acts weird,she doesn't speak much and she doesn't communicate with her family...because, she has a secret.Well, the story seems quite familiar, the build-up and resolution ofthe movie is way predictable, but there is still one thing that makesthis picture distinct. That is surely Kristen Stewart. After 2002'sPanic Room, she's now ready to pull the picture up all by herself.To be honest, this is not a must-see nor a gonna-be-classic, but it'sreal. It's good acting, it's a heartbreaking story, it knows what it isand it's lovely...

trixie-k-88 2012-04-29 15:27:57

Heartfelt and touching

Speak is the movie that gave the illusion Kristen Stewart was a goodactress. It is a poignant and look at a traumatized girl with electivemutism.Melinda Sordino (Kristen Stewart) is a normal, happy fourteen-year-oldabout to start high school. But one night at a party something horriblehappens to her, and she calls 911 to ask for help. Unable to find hervoice, she hangs up and the police come to the address and bust theparty. The already traumatized Melinda is labeled a "Squealer" andloses all her friends, becoming a pariah as she enters high school. Inlight of the painful event and the fact that everyone hates her,Melinda decides to stop talking. While her parents (Elizabeth Perkins &D.B. Sweeney) seem oblivious to her depression and withdrawal, Melindafinds solace in her caring art teacher Mr. Freeman (Steve Zahn) andoutspoken classmate Dave Petrakis (Michael Angarano). Through her yearlong assignment of drawing trees, Melinda tries to heal from whathappened and speak again, while slowly revealing to the audience whatchanged her life.The story is solid, and it was a very good adaption of the novel. Thebook put a lot of focus on Melinda's artwork, and it is even morepowerful to see it on screen. Kristen Stewart performs well in thisfilm, probably because her flat affect and often blank expressions fitso well with the character. She does well with the few lines within thefilm itself, and an even better job of narrating it. Kristen narrateswith an air of pained dissociation, which rings very true for anyonewho has or works with people suffering with Post-Traumatic Stress.There is also a heartfelt performance by Steve Zahn, as the only adultwho reaches out to Melinda and gives her exactly what she needs—a toolto process her emotions. So good it will make you overlook the Twilightseries!

2012-04-28 06:48:59

a wonderful account of one girl's struggle

This movie is worth watching again and again. Perfectly cast and acted, this is a sharp and insightful portrayal of a young girl's silent suffering. Kristen Stewart gives a very touching performance as a young girl who was raped at a party and decided to keep what happened to herself. As she tries to come to terms with her own experience, her behavior becomes more confusing to her parents, off-putting to her peers, and destructive to her future. The relationship she forms with her art-teacher, the only character who seems to care enough to notice that she is in need of help, is heart-breaking.

smllvillefan13 2012-04-28 02:45:30

it was sad

i saw this after we finished taking the FCAT it was so sad - i cried atschool. her parents should have knew better and her friend should havebeen nicer. i'm glad that guy was punished. have good day bye. i'm justtrying to take up space. you should watch the movie. if you'reemotional, then watch it but have tissues ready. bye bye. okay stillnot enough words. how much more? gosh! la la la la happy happy bye byegood joy live love laugh Chlorophyll is a green photosynthetic pigmentfound in plants, algae, and cyanobacteria. Ancient Greek: chloros =green and phyllon = leaf. The first step in photosynthesis is whenincoming light is absorbed by chlorophyll, ionizing it. The resultingchemical energy is then captured in the form of ATP, and ultimatelyused to convert carbon dioxide and water to carbohydrates and oxygen.Chlorophyll absorbs most in the red and blue portions of theelectromagnetic spectrum, thus its intense green color.