Something to Talk About

Lasse Hallstrom is one of those directors you just never know what you'll get from and SOMETHING TO TALK ABOUT is another oddity. It's a straight forward Hollywood chick-flick but a damn good one at that. Perhaps a little mean spirited towards men at times but hey, that's the genre and it's to be expected from time to time. Julia Roberts is her usual self here but the real surprise is Kyra Sedgwick who should enter the hall of fame for the greatest knee to the nuts ever caught on film which makes me a little concerned for the overall safety of hubby Kevin Bacon. Fine pacing with an above average script make this am excellent time waster and a perfect selection for the guys forced to sit through a lady's choice.