5/5 Speak review
  by Kimberly A. Hartman (Langhorne, PA USA)
I bought the book for my daughter for school and I ended up reading it and loving it myself! Then I bought the dvd and it was even better. Kristen was excellent!

5/5 Something all teens and parents should see
  by Viva (So. Cal.)
No book to film comparison here, as I have not read the book yet.

Kristen Stewart does a fine job here as the brooding, picked-on high school girl Melinda, who tries to get through life without acknowledging the terrible attack on her that occurred in the previous year. She finds out that being silent about something traumatic does not make it go away, but it does make everything much worse. There are many times when you wish you could yell at her and tell her to speak up. This is an important story for teens and parents to view together or for teachers to show to their classes. Silence can be a dangerous and destructive thing.

5/5 A Surprisable Gem!
  by L. Crater (Hershey, PA)
I came upon this movie while viewing the library dvd's on the shelf. I saw "Speak" and thought Why Not? I had seen Kristen Stewart in a few good movies including Twilight and The Messengers, so this might be half decent. I'm so very glad that I grabbed it. This movie is a surprisable and unexpected gem. Kristen Stewart is utterly amazing and her emotions are so open throughout this film if only through her facial expressions, eyes, or even her tone of voice. She aces her role as Melinda who had an horrific event at the prior years' end and didn't know how to tell anyone about it. So she kept it hidden inside of her as she began her Freshmen year of high school. Her parents, her "ex" best friends, the other students, could not understand her and many disliked her for calling the police during the prior years' event. We find out what happened to Melinda as the movie goes along and why she is the way she is all the while enthralling the viewer to constantly wonder why and how can Melinda save herself and move on. This movie is very powerful and touching from the very first scene to the ending credits. If you like drama, human emotion, and justice, you will simply love this movie and want to watch it over and over again. And for those Kristen Stewart fans out there, this movie is probably her best. Don't miss out on this remarkable gem which includes wonderful performances from its co-stars, especially Steve Zahn, Elizabeth Perkins, and D.B. Sweeney. Two Very Enthusiastic Thumbs Up!!

5/5 Speak
  by Nicole R. Alexander (Iowa, United States of America)
Speak was an excellent movie. It has been so long since I actually read the book that I can't compare the accuracy of the adaptation, but I thought it was powerfully acted and totally changed my opinion of Kristen Stewart as an actress. I would recommend it to anybody that likes powerfully acted, Lifetime-type movies.
Nicole A.


5/5 hear her speak
  by Evan Bone (memphis, tn)
Awesome movie--I bought it for my 10th grade class b/c we read the book--they loved, I loved it. Received book on time and in great shape.