Distributed by
Warner Home Video

Cert: 15

Running time: 101 minutes

Year: 1995

Cat.no: SO14217

Released: 3rd February 1997

Sound: Dolby Surround

Presented in fullscreen

Price: £10.99

Extras : None

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Director:

Lasse Hallstrom (My Life as a Dog, Once Around)

Producers:

Anthea Sylbert and Paula Weinstein

Screenplay:

Callie Khouri (Thelma and Louise)

Music:

Hans Zimmer and Graham Preskett

Cast:

Grace : Julia Roberts (Pretty Woman, Flatliners)
Eddie : Dennis Quaid (Innerspace, Dragonheart)
Wyly King : Robert Duvall (Apocalypse Now, Falling Down)
Georgia King : Gena Rowlands (The Neon Bible, Once Around)
Emma Rae : Kyra Sedgwick (Singles)

Something To Talk About stars Julia Roberts as Grace, a wife with a successful career as a horse trainer at her father's stables, a beautiful daughter, and a happy marriage to her former college sweetheart, Eddie (Dennis Quaid), until one day she witnesses him kissing a mystery woman, and as the rumours spread around town, there certainly becomes..Something To Talk About...
...in fact, as her sister points out, his nickname at college was "Hound Dog". She goes back to live at her parents horse ranch, and works out how to get revenge on her philandering husband. What follows from there is a combination of drama and occasional sharp and comic moments, which brings it out of the "woman's film"-type genre which usually preceeds a film like this.

The film also has plenty of credits to its name, with an excellent supporting cast including Robert Duvall and Gena Rowlands as her parents, and Kyra Sedgwick as her sister, Emma Ray. The director, Lasse Hallstrom has had previous critical success with My Life As A Dog, and screenplay writer Callie Khouri won an Oscar for her screenplay of 1991's Thelma and Louise.

Picture quality is mostly good, with the surround sound used mainly for occasional bursts of country music, and directional sound effects.

I'm not a big fan of Julia Roberts, but watching her in this, it's clear she works best in roles with more drama than comedy, and especially as this film hasn't been one of her over-hyped ones, that's all the more reason to broaden its appeal.

Review copyright © Dominic Robinson, 1997.