- Starring: Bradley Cooper, Dennis Quaid, Olivia Wilde, Zoe Saldana
- Summary:
- Director: Brian Klugman
- Genre(s): Drama, Thriller, Romance
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Score distribution:
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Positive: 3 out of 30
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Mixed: 18 out of 30
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Negative: 9 out of 30
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75Amazingly, though, Brian Klugman and Lee Sternthal, cowriters and codirectors of The Words, have the audacity - and the skill sets - to pull this all off. They wrest emotional truth out of hokum. They also wrest intelligent, nuanced performances from their cast.
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60The Words founders on a spurious dichotomy between love and art. Which is a pity, because the movie is smart and persuasive on the casually incremental way in which plagiarism becomes an option for people like Rory - and perhaps for anyone.
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Sep 6, 201238A well-acted but narratively limp indie that's undermined by a failure to connect emotionally with its audience.
Score distribution:
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Positive: 8 out of 11
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Mixed: 1 out of 11
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Negative: 2 out of 11
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