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RATING:
PG-13 for brief strong language and smoking
GENRE:
Drama, Romance
RELEASE:
September 7, 2012
STARRING:
Bradley Cooper, Zoe Saldana, Dennis Quaid, Jeremy Irons, Ben Barnes, J.K. Simmons, Olivia Wilde
DIRECTORS:
Brian Klugman, Lee Sternthal
DISTRIBUTOR:
CBS Films
More on this movie at IMDb.com
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CHRISTIAN MOVIE REVIEW
Review: The Words
Movieguide Magazine
CBN.com
- The Words is about a struggling, aspiring writer, facing "getting a real job", who stumbles across the lost work of a real artist. Simultaneously, the writer is confronted with his greatest temptation and greatest insecurities.
The Words is a truly intriguing story crossing back and forth from the world of fiction to non-fiction.
Successful novelist Clay Hammond (Dennis Quaid) reads his latest work to an auditorium filled with fans. Following the public reading, Clay entertains a gorgeous intern.
Meanwhile, Rory Jansen (Bradley Cooper) has spent the last two years writing his two novels, trying to become a great writer. At the end of his rope, Rory is forced again to borrow money from his loving father. Simultaneously, he's forced to confront the distinct possibility hat he may never be the great writer he dreamt himself to be.
Reluctantly following his father's advice, he gets a 9 to 5 job doing grunt work in a publishing house. Then, he marries his girlfriend. However, the challenge of "settling down" is still elusive.
On their Paris honeymoon, Rory purchases an old briefcase for his new job. Post honeymoon, Rory stumbles across a manuscript hidden in a flap of the briefcase. Like a genie out of a bottle, Rory comes face to face with a true work of art. He types the work into his laptop, ostensibly to "feel the words" as though they were coming from him. The entire manuscript copied, his wife stumbles across it and reads it. Thinking the writing is his, she immediately calls it the most "honest" work he's done. Thus, a momentary misunderstanding becomes an invitation to plagiarism. (For more of the plotline, go to movieguide.org).
The Words has some structural problems. Also, the worldview is mixed, varying between morality and materialism. Nonetheless, the movie presents an insightful story within a story within a story. In fact, The Words is very enjoyable to watch, with wonderful performances throughout. Even better, the movie's objectionable content is kept to a minimum. So, MOVIEGUIDE® only advises a caution for children.
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