Speechless (1994)

	Directed by: Ron Underwood	COUNTRY USA GENRE Comedy/Romance NORWEGIAN TITLE Speechless RUNNING TIME 99 minutes
	Produced by: Geena Davis Renny Harlin
	Written by: Robert King

Cast includes:
CHARACTER	ACTOR/ACTRESS	RATING
Julia Mann	Geena Davis	½
Kevin Vallick	Michael Keaton	½
Bob 'Bagdad' Freed	Christopher Reeve	½
Annette	Bonnie Bedelia
Ventura	Ernie Hudson
Kratz	Charles Martin Smith	½

Review

Trite and overplotted alleged romantic comedy which is completely lacking in romance and is only very rarely funny. The reasons are many. One is the unimaginative direction by Ron Underwood, who seems to have a knack for always finding the most banal solution (the initial hook-up between Julia and Kevin being the most obvious example). Another is the one-note acting by Geena Davis and Michael Keaton. They go over the top at any chance they have, standing opposite each other without ever creating any chemistry, neither romantically nor comically. Robert King's mediocre script doesn't do them any favours, either. A disappointing flick from Hollywood's golden year.