SMOOTH TALKER

SMOOTH TALKER

“Smooth Talker” was based on the story, “Where Are You Going, Where Have You Been”. As with any movie based on a book or story, there were differences. There was much more detail and conversation in the movie. Connie had a father in the movie which wasn’t mentioned in the book. In the movie, Arnold signs an eight instead of an X in the first sees Connie. Arnold’s car in the movie is just how I pictured it in the book. In the movie, when Connie leaves with Arnold, Ellie stays behind which didn’t happen in the book. At the end of the movie, the only thing Connie lost was her virginity. In the book, the reader doesn’t even know if Connie lives.

I did not like the ending in the movie. There was so much tension when Arnold Friend was standing in the door, and then two minutes later she is dancing with her sister. I thought the movie could have done a better job at the end leaving with a little more suspense like the book did.