It’s a noble thing to make a movie that tries to capture the way real people speak. But how do you know how close you’re getting? And even when you put raunchy turns of phrase or the most current slang in your characters’ mouths, are you really capturing the reality of those characters’ — or of anyone’s — lives? Language is either a part of the landscape of a movie or it’s window dressing, the first thing you notice. Can movie speech be believable and natural when it jumps out at us?
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REVIEW: Actions Speak Louder Than Dirty Words in No Strings Attached
