Let Them All Talk

Name: Let Them All Talk
Genre: Drama, Comedy
Released: December 10, 2020
Duration: 113 min
Rating: 72
Cast: Candice Bergen, Dianne Wiest, Gemma Chan, Lucas Hedges, Meryl Streep

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HBO Max | Release Date (Streaming): December 10, 2020 | R

Starring: Candice Bergen, Dianne Wiest, Gemma Chan, Lucas Hedges, Meryl Streep, Pete Meads, Saskia Larsen

Summary: A celebrated author (Meryl Streep) takes a journey with some old friends to have some fun and heal old wounds. Her nephew comes along to wrangle the ladies and finds himself involved with a young literary agent.

Director: Steven Soderbergh

Genre(s): Drama, Comedy

Rating: R

Runtime: 113 min

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Karen Gordon

Dec 23, 2020

There’s a lot more going on than meets the eye in Steven Soderbergh’s wise and deceptively breezy new film Let Them All Talk. Read full review

Richard Lawson

Dec 18, 2020

The pleasure of Let Them All Talk is in how it expands on the premise of an older lady hang movie, burrowing into darker corners and pausing to consider the ambient hum of life tumbling along. It’s a fun movie. It may also be profound. Read full review

Alonso Duralde

Dec 3, 2020

While Let Them All Talk doesn’t quite have the snap of Soderbergh’s “High Flying Bird,” it’s just as much a film of ideas about talent and commerce and the responsibilities of the rich and powerful. And with a cast as talented as this one, the title itself provides a guidepost for how to tell this story. Read full review

RogerEbert.com Brian Tallerico

Dec 9, 2020

It’s a wonderful film to experience as an acting and filmmaking exercise. Just take the trip. Read full review

Bill Goodykoontz

Dec 9, 2020

The film is ultimately an excuse to watch and enjoy Streep, Wiest and Bergen. Sometimes roles for outstanding actors who aren’t in their 20s and 30s anymore wind up being embarrassing misfires (see the cloying “And So It Goes” or “Book Club” for examples or, better yet, don’t see them). That’s not the case here. Let Them All Talk is a low-key success. Read full review

Clint Worthington

Dec 9, 2020

It’s a movie made on the fly, and for better or worse, you can tell. Read full review

Maya Phillips

Dec 10, 2020

Despite the talented actors onscreen, Soderbergh’s mannered direction lacks charisma and the characters lack chemistry. Read full review

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alejandro970

Jul 30, 2021

How many things can happen on board a cruise ship? Quite a lot. In the absence of action, the cast is the one that gives appeal to a story that, despite its quiet development, knows how to arouse the viewer's curiosity.

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netflic

Mar 17, 2021

Glad I did not read reviews on this film.
True, it is not for everyone.
Young people will not get it, most probably. 3 college friends meet after so many years. They all have changed, of course. Some of them developed into talented professionals. Some descended into the misery of theirGlad I did not read reviews on this film.
True, it is not for everyone.
Young people will not get it, most probably.
3 college friends meet after so many years. They all have changed, of course.
Some of them developed into talented professionals.
Some descended into the misery of their lives.
Can they see their common past similarly?

I will be quite cautious to recommend it but I genuinely enjoyed it.… Expand

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risonyeong

Apr 15, 2021

what other reasons are there to watch except for meryl streep. to have diane west and candice thrown in, it's a must see. loved the feel of the movie. was a bit retro and a bit unconventional. at first i thought it's woody allen but when the credit was out, it's steven s!!! no wonder it's sowhat other reasons are there to watch except for meryl streep. to have diane west and candice thrown in, it's a must see. loved the feel of the movie. was a bit retro and a bit unconventional. at first i thought it's woody allen but when the credit was out, it's steven s!!! no wonder it's so good.
remembering ocean's 11 & 12.
great script with a little mystery thrown in. that's a good director come back.… Expand

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Mauro_Lanari

Jun 5, 2021

(Mauro Lanari)
Soderbergh had long since convinced us of his misanthropy, with stories about a humanity that is more disgusting than sore and with an "aseptic" style that runs away from it (elliptical editing, disengaged music, shots that overlook the characters, or that compare them to any(Mauro Lanari)
Soderbergh had long since convinced us of his misanthropy, with stories about a humanity that is more disgusting than sore and with an "aseptic" style that runs away from it (elliptical editing, disengaged music, shots that overlook the characters, or that compare them to any other object, or that film them using the wide angles of "Touch of Evil"). He had made us believe that his cinematic testament would be "The Knick" and above all its final phrase: "This is all we are". But no, he continues to direct and it is not clear why, considering that since then his poetics has not had any change. At least until the last quarter of an hour. Is that enough?… Expand

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everett

Dec 11, 2020

What a disappointment. These three actresses aren't the problem (each is marvelous in her own right); the problem is the writing. There isn't much of it. A lot more could've been done to deepen these characters, to move us and/or make us laugh. There were scenes left hanging, notWhat a disappointment. These three actresses aren't the problem (each is marvelous in her own right); the problem is the writing. There isn't much of it. A lot more could've been done to deepen these characters, to move us and/or make us laugh. There were scenes left hanging, not bothering to explore the workings of these relationships. Why so casual, so weak? I wish the three leads had been given something brilliant, or at least substantial, to bring to life. Such a wasted opportunity.… Expand

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EFRAM

Dec 14, 2020

Let Them Talk...about nothing. The latest effort from Steve Soderbergh falls limp and flat on a very cold plate. The acting is Ok. (Even LaStreep can't pull this one from the jaws of severe mediocrity) But it's the writing, or lack thereof and the directing or lack thereof that really sinksLet Them Talk...about nothing. The latest effort from Steve Soderbergh falls limp and flat on a very cold plate. The acting is Ok. (Even LaStreep can't pull this one from the jaws of severe mediocrity) But it's the writing, or lack thereof and the directing or lack thereof that really sinks this ship. Rambling, boring, numbing are just some of the adjectives to describe this venture into existential nothingness. The direction was actually BAD. Something I never thought I would see from Soderbergh, who I usually admire. I truly believe there WAS no script as every scene seemed to be ad libbed, and for such a potentially potent story, the one Soderbergh decides to tell has neither directorial acumen, or any emotional weight at all. Everyone is wasted here. Even Thomas Newman, who is usually a brilliant composer has trouble infusing any emotion into this film. Lucas hedges, well...hedges every line. The only stand out was Gemma Chan who thankfully has a smaller more innocuous role. Well, I guess the corporation behind the Queen Mary 2 got their money and I hope the actors got a free trip across the pond for the shoot, but as an exercise in film making, this one gets a "D"… Expand

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MurrayT57

Dec 28, 2020

This movie could win an award, an award for the most boring first 21 minutes in movie history. Sure, it has Meryl Streep, working up one of her accents, but that's no excuse. Maybe it gets better after 21 minutes, but I can't trust it to get any better.

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