Let Them All Talk (2020)

A famous author goes on a cruise trip with her friends and nephew in an effort to find fun and happiness while she comes to terms with her troubled past.

Director:

Steven Soderbergh

Writer:

Deborah Eisenberg

Stars:

Meryl Streep, Gemma Chan, Dianne Wiest

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Meryl Streep	...	Alice
Gemma Chan	...	Karen
Dianne Wiest	...	Susan
Christopher Fitzgerald	...	Eddie
Candice Bergen	...	Roberta
Mary Catherine Garrison	...	Customer
Elna Baker	...	Clovis
Lucas Hedges	...	Tyler
Samia Finnerty	...	Samia
Fred Hechinger	...	Fred
David Siegel	...	Karen's Boss
David Shepherd	...	QM2 Hotel Manager
Stephanie Phippen	...	Check-in Agent
Dominic Crisonino	...	Terminal Guide
Mike Doyle	...	Murray Dix

Storyline

A famous author goes on a cruise trip with her friends and nephew in an effort to find fun and happiness while she comes to terms with her troubled past.

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Plot Keywords:

author | nephew | literary agent | ocean liner | old friend | 

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Genres:

Comedy | Drama

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated R for language.

Did You Know?

Trivia

Steven Soderbergh came up with a good part of the premise of the movie in 2008.

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Quotes

Alice: It's just such a shame. Retiring at, what, 70? Why? I mean, It doesn't make any sense to me.

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Connections

Featured in The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon: Olivia Colman/Lucas Hedges/Barry Gibb/Jhene Aiko/Nas (2020)

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Soundtracks

Nocturne
Written by Mikhail Glinka
Performed by Fiona McGee

User Reviews

A Tedious Improv Exercise

I guess you can see why Soderbergh thought this might fly. Three accomplished, intelligent, charismatic actresses, each of them capable of improvising scenes, developing interesting characters and building relationships without the benefit of an actual script. And, yes, Meryl Streep, Diane Wiest and Candice Bergen are all eminently watchable. Unfortunately, that's no substitute for a strong story, well-crafted scenes and smart dialogue. Let Them All Talk (the title seeming more like the underlying concept than anything pertinent to the content) is just a rambling, undisciplined, mostly tedious attempt at fashioning a movie out of a not-especially-inspired situation and a rather time-worn back story. It doesn't help that much about the writer/agent set up is unbelievable, that it's indifferently directed, extremely slow, often poorly lit and blighted by a dull B-story that involves two seriously dull characters. One sort-of satisfying late scene between Streep and Bergen and a last-minute surprise twist isn't anywhere near enough to save the enterprise.

Details

Official Sites:

HBOMAX

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

10 December 2020 (USA)

Also Known As:

Let Them All Talk

Filming Locations:

RMS Queen Mary 2

Company Credits

Production Co:

Warner Max, Extension 765, HBO Films

Technical Specs

Runtime:

113 min

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.39:1