Walking and Talking

Walking and Talking


Starring:Amy Braverman, Miranda Stuart Rhyne, Catherine Keener, Anne Heche, Randall Batinkoff, Brenda Denmark, Vincent Pastore, Liev Schreiber, Todd Field, Kevin Corrigan, Joseph Siravo, Rafael Alvarez, Ritamarie Kelly, Steve Cohen (III), Jordan Levinson, Heather Gottlieb, Lynn Cohen, Lawrence Holofcener, Nitza Wilon, Allison Janney
Director: Nicole Holofcener
Studio: Miramax
Product Type: DVD

Editorial Review:
Amazon.com
The winsome and underappreciated Catherine Keener plays Amelia, an unattached New York City cutie living uncomfortably in the shadow of her best friend Laura (Anne Heche). But Laura has problems of her own--including professional insecurities and dwindling sexual interest in her nice-guy fiancé. Not by any means a sidesplitting Generation X comedy, Walking and Talking is the sort of film that relies on bittersweet irony to generate sympathy for its characters. Director Nicole Holofcener leans heavily on the intrinsic pathos, alienation, and insecurity of young adulthood, employing the obligatory well-screened answering machines, meaningless telephone relationships, and lonely nights of video rentals to make her point. Without question, Holofcener should have spent more time elaborating the relationship between her characters--we're never sure why they put up with each other, or why any of them became friends in the first place. We're shown the dysfunctional side of these relationships, but never given a reason to understand them as anything other than hopelessly compromised. Nevertheless, the performances (particularly Heche's) are always heartfelt, the writing is bright without resorting to cleverness, and almost every scene strains admirably for meaning and resonance. --Miles Bethany
Description
This fun, critically acclaimed comedy follows the hilarious antics of four friends looking for love in the '90s! Laura, Frank, Andrew, and Amelia always have something to laugh about when it comes to matters of the heart. There are good dates, bad dates, and no dates. Wild fantasies. Long-distance phone sex. And an outrageous search for Mr. Right that turns up every oddball imaginable! In the hilarious tradition of BEAUTIFUL GIRLS and FLIRTING WITH DISASTER, WALKING AND TALKING shows that the ups and downs of modern romance aren't easy ... they've just never been funnier!
Walking and Talking
Average customer rating: 4 out of 5 stars
  • Not as Billed
  • The first of three good films from Nicole Holofcener
  • good
  • Superior Romantic Comedy
  • The Brilliant wonder of Catherine Keener Shines in this pick
 Walking and Talking
Starring: Amy Braverman , Miranda Stuart Rhyne , Catherine Keener , Anne Heche , and Randall Batinkoff
Director: Nicole Holofcener
Manufacturer: Miramax
ProductGroup: DVD
Binding: DVD

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ASIN: B000065V39
Release Date: 2002-05-21

Amazon.com

The winsome and underappreciated Catherine Keener plays Amelia, an unattached New York City cutie living uncomfortably in the shadow of her best friend Laura (Anne Heche). But Laura has problems of her own--including professional insecurities and dwindling sexual interest in her nice-guy fiancé. Not by any means a sidesplitting Generation X comedy, Walking and Talking is the sort of film that relies on bittersweet irony to generate sympathy for its characters. Director Nicole Holofcener leans heavily on the intrinsic pathos, alienation, and insecurity of young adulthood, employing the obligatory well-screened answering machines, meaningless telephone relationships, and lonely nights of video rentals to make her point. Without question, Holofcener should have spent more time elaborating the relationship between her characters--we're never sure why they put up with each other, or why any of them became friends in the first place. We're shown the dysfunctional side of these relationships, but never given a reason to understand them as anything other than hopelessly compromised. Nevertheless, the performances (particularly Heche's) are always heartfelt, the writing is bright without resorting to cleverness, and almost every scene strains admirably for meaning and resonance. --Miles Bethany

Description

This fun, critically acclaimed comedy follows the hilarious antics of four friends looking for love in the '90s! Laura, Frank, Andrew, and Amelia always have something to laugh about when it comes to matters of the heart. There are good dates, bad dates, and no dates. Wild fantasies. Long-distance phone sex. And an outrageous search for Mr. Right that turns up every oddball imaginable! In the hilarious tradition of BEAUTIFUL GIRLS and FLIRTING WITH DISASTER, WALKING AND TALKING shows that the ups and downs of modern romance aren't easy ... they've just never been funnier!

Customer Reviews:

3 out of 5 stars Not as Billed.......2007-05-27

My friend and I watched the movie together while eating homemade popcorn. The popcorn was better than the movie. Not that it wasn't acted out well, but neither of us found it very funny. We were in the mood for humor. It was billed as "Wildly Funny!" on the cover. But sorry to say, there was more pathos than there was humor, and we were disappointed.

4 out of 5 stars The first of three good films from Nicole Holofcener.......2006-12-22

We worked backwards to get to this debut 1996 effort by director Nicole Holofcener. Lukewarm reviews aside, we really enjoyed her latest effort "Friends With Money." And, "Lovely and Amazing" is superb. As a result of those two pleasant viewing experiences, we rented "Walking and Talking." Holofcener's trademark are her natural, course-of-live screenplays which result in actors who don't seem like they're acting. You feel like you could know these people. Of course, when you've got Catherine Keener (the centerpiece of the three films) to deliver your lines, that certainly adds a lot of credence to your efforts. In "Walking and Talking," it's a treat to see early efforts by Keener and by Liev Schreiber, in his first meaty role.

3 out of 5 stars good.......2006-08-18

charaters were somewhat strange about their choices and relationships. but i guess that's what makes it dating.

4 out of 5 stars Superior Romantic Comedy.......2005-09-24

A small movie but a note perfect one. Terrific acting from all 4 leads and a stellar support from Kevin Corrigan as the video guy. I found the core Heche/Keener friendship utterly believable - it's a real pity Holofcener hasn't been able to work more, she showed a great eye and ear here (if I owned a movie studio, I'd offer her a long-term contract to make one of these relatively cheap sorts of movies each year for the next five years - actors crawl over broken glass to do this sort of stuff!). Soundtrack mainly by Billy Bragg is *wonderful*. Maybe Holofcener could entice him to get back to that classic Bragg late 80's guitar sound on some new project?

All told, W&T is much better than, say _Kissing Jessica Stein_ or any of Ed Burns's rom com's: I think it's one of the 3 or 4 best rom com's of the 90's.

5 out of 5 stars The Brilliant wonder of Catherine Keener Shines in this pick.......2004-03-03

This is the film that introduced me to the wonderment of Catherine Keener, Liv Schreiber and Anne Heche. Plus it has the ultra cool, funny Kevin Corrigan. A film about 20's somethings and their relationships and what happens when you feel you are losing your best friend to an impending wedding. Catherine Keener plays a neurotic woman who has no idea what she wants out of a relationship, so she relies heavily on her best friend (Heche) and her ex-boyfriend and male best friend (Schreiber). They are there to comfort her and are outlets to express her doubts on love and life. But one of her outlets is about to get married and she has a hard time adjusting to that fact. It's a good story about life in your 20's. There is a wonderful appearance by Kevin Corrigan who just steals most of the scenes he is in. It's not over the top acting (as you get in your better known dramas) and its not just caricatures... It's just a little low-budget film with some really good acting. The right amount of acting that is required for a film of this quality. And I found it rather enjoyable.
Leslie Sansone's Power Walk Kit - Including Walking Audio CD, Walk Away Weights, Talking Pedometer and Walk Away Belt
Average customer rating: 3 out of 5 stars
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 Leslie Sansone's Power Walk Kit - Including Walking Audio CD, Walk Away Weights, Talking Pedometer and Walk Away Belt
Starring: Leslie Sansone
Manufacturer: Good Times Video
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ASIN: B0000DBJAM
Release Date: 2003-09-02

Customer Reviews:

3 out of 5 stars Buyer Beware!.......2005-08-29

After just two days the Pedometer broke, the other two item are
so far ok. This pedometer is Junk with a capital J.

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