Synopsis
When Irene gets suspended, she must endure two weeks of community service at a retirement home. Following her passion for cheerleading, she secretly signs up the senior residents to audition for a dance-themed reality show to prove that you don't need to be physically "perfect" to be perfectly AWESOME.
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Cast
- Michelle McLeodIrene
- Geena DavisGeena Davis
- Anastasia PhillipsLydia
- Scott ThompsonBarrett
- Alex SteeleRachel
- Aviva MongilloSarah
- Bruce GrayCharles
- Joan GregsonMillie
- Deborah GroverRuth
- Andy ReidTesh
Recommendations
- 70
Variety
Even when the film’s eccentricities feel too choreographed, it manages to deliver its preordained uplift with good-humored charm. - 70
Los Angeles Times
This cute movie hits all the heartwarming notes — adorable seniors, sassy gender-noncomforming kid and a love interest for Irene. It all wraps up perfectly, and though it can seem a bit pat, "Don't Talk to Irene" is sincere enough to earn it. - 63
The Globe and Mail (Toronto)
Don't Talk to Irene feels rote and re-hashed, despite the strength of its central character and the ungainly charm of McLeod's performance. Watching Mills' film, one wishes it were as weird and wonderful as Irene herself. It's almost as if the writer/director doesn't realize how rare his own creation is. - 60
The Hollywood Reporter
The knack for biting dialogue that Mills brought to Guidance is still evident, although his new effort can’t match the bracing sting of his wickedly funny debut.
