Something To Talk About on VHS

• Cert: 15
• Running time: 101 minutes
• Year: 1995
• Cat.no: SO14217
• Released: 3rd February 1997
• Sound: Dolby Surround
• Presented in fullscreen
• Price: £10.99
• Extras : None
  

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  Director:

  Lasse Hallstrom (My Life as a Dog, Once Around)

  Producers:

  Anthea Sylbert and Paula Weinstein

  Screenplay:

  Callie Khouri (Thelma and Louise)

  Music:

  Hans Zimmer and Graham Preskett

  Cast:

  Grace : Julia Roberts (Pretty Woman, Flatliners)
  Eddie : Dennis Quaid (Innerspace, Dragonheart)
  Wyly King : Robert Duvall (Apocalypse Now, Falling Down)
  Georgia King : Gena Rowlands (The Neon Bible, Once Around)
  Emma Rae : Kyra Sedgwick (Singles)

Something To Talk Aboutstars Julia Roberts as Grace, a wife with asuccessful career as a horse trainer at her father’s stables, a beautifuldaughter, and a happy marriage to her former college sweetheart, Eddie(Dennis Quaid), until one day she witnesses him kissing a mystery woman,and as the rumours spread around town, there certainly becomes..Something ToTalk About…
…in fact, as her sister points out, his nickname at college was“Hound Dog”. She goes back to live at her parents horse ranch, and worksout how to get revenge on her philandering husband. What follows from there isa combination of drama and occasional sharp and comic moments, which brings itout of the “woman’s film”-type genre which usually preceeds a film likethis.

The film also has plenty of credits to its name, with an excellent supportingcast including Robert Duvall and Gena Rowlands as her parents,and Kyra Sedgwick as her sister, Emma Ray. The director, LasseHallstrom has had previous critical success with My Life As A Dog,and screenplay writer Callie Khouri won an Oscar for her screenplay of1991’s Thelma and Louise.

Picture quality is mostly good, with the surround sound used mainly foroccasional bursts of country music, and directional sound effects.

I’m not a big fan of Julia Roberts, but watching her in this, it’s clear sheworks best in roles with more drama than comedy, and especially as this filmhasn’t been one of her over-hyped ones, that’s all the more reason to broadenits appeal.

Review copyright © Dominic Robinson, 1997.