Kartik Pillai
This movie is about a girl, who has a very depressing party memory which she doesn't share with anyone. I think the story needed a bit more polishing. The only good I found in this movie was the positive role modeling shown in this movie else there's nothing new in this movie and I think this movie best meant to be watched as a time killer.
Nicole C
This film encompasses the essence of high school life, and though not all high schools are like this, it was generalized without being overly stereotypic. I like how simplistic this film is, and how they showed the series of events by juxtaposing the present with bits of the past. The title itself, "Speak" is so direct and just hits the mark. Personally, I like one word titles.The acting was great too. We all know of the bashing Kristen Stewart gets from people for her stoic acting (and to be honest I myself have commented on it), but it works great for her character. The rest of the cast was good too, though I don't get what the character Mr. Neck (Robert John Burke) was all about. He acted prejudiced in the beginning of the film and I thought maybe he was joking, but he wasn't, which just made me think that he was a horrible teacher.Another thing that felt a bit off to me, was her hiding spot in the school. It seems to be a janitor room but no-one finds her there and she just claims the space.The directing, editing and screenplay enhanced the story of the film and made it very raw. They did a good job of bringing it to life and it felt real. This isn't an easy topic to handle and though the movie did not have the dark almost ominous feel that some have when this topic is involved, it showed how an ordinary high school girl might experience it. This was based on a book of the same name by Laurie Halse Anderson, and I'm not sure how closely it followed it, but the film was pretty well done.Read more movie reviews at: championangels.wordpress.com
Sophia Jones
The filming was simple and there wasn't any big effects but that was okay. I liked the plot but it was most just a story.. Like there wasn't any big turn points or events, it was mostly Melinda reliving what had happened. I really missed some bigger events, but besides from that it was a good and different high school movie. So it's definitely worth watching, but you should probably not watch it with young kids.I have to write ten lines, but I don't really know what more to write. It was a great movie and I enjoyed watching it. I'm fifteen years old and would recommend it for teens at my age but adults would probably like it too.
bolling_e
love love the movie, storyline is realistic and moving and scarily real,hoping this movie not only highlights the real issues addressed but maybe helps those who feel they cant speak.the reason i watched the movie is of course KRISTIN STEWART ,who portrays the character believably and emotionally, there is just something intriguing about her.But did anyone notice the voice over is not Kristen's voice, maybe it's just me but i think hearing her voice in a lot of movies, especially TWILIGHT, just didn't believe the voice over was her.who cares great movie!
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