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Issue: Winter, 1997
Speechless (1994) movie review
Love Across the Political Divide
When two insomniac speech writers meet across a pharmacy shelf, they don't know that they are political adversaries. Kevin Vallick (Michael Keaton) is a television comedy writer asked by his ex-wife to come back to politics and save the campaign of her boss. Julia Mann (Geena Davis) is a true believer who has been around the political stage, but not on it, for years.
They hit it off until they discover that they are writing for opposites of a campaign. As their animosity escalates, the two candidates voice increasing attacks on one another, acting as puppets for their speech writers.
Movie poster, Speechless;
There are two sides to every relationship... Don't trust either of them.
But love will find a way and the couple must find a balance between friendship, increasing attraction, and business rivalry. To add to the confusion, Julia's handsome ex-fiancé, a superstar reporter (Christopher Reeve) has joined the press train to win her back. It's a romantic comedy with intelligent, occasionally untrustworthy characters and more than a touch of satire.
Good fun.
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by Ali Kayn |
Just the facts:Title: Speechless (1994) The Players: Geena Davis, Michael Keaton, Christopher Reeve, Bonnie Bedelia, Ernie Hudson Official website: IMDb entry For session times of current films, use the cinema listings on the Movie links page. For scheduled release dates, see the coming attractions section. For more information about this movie, check out the internet movie database. |
Published in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia 
Filed: 1-Aug-1997 