The Words (2012) (original) (raw)
Bradley Cooper, Dennis Quaid and Zoe Saldana star in this romantic drama following three interconnected storylines told through an author's attempt to overcome his regrets. Popular writer Clayton Hammond (Quaid) gives a reading of his new novel 'The Words', which tells the story of struggling author Rory Jansen (Cooper) and his wife Dora (Saldana). After his first book is rejected, Rory decides to pass off a manuscript by an anonymous writer, inadvertantly given to him by Dora, as his own. The book is a success but Rory later meets the man who wrote it (Jeremy Irons). Rory decides to come ...(more)
Bradley Cooper, Dennis Quaid and Zoe Saldana star in this romantic drama following three interconnected storylines told through an author's attempt to overcome his regrets. Popular writer Clayton Hammond (Quaid) gives a reading of his new novel 'The Words', which tells the story of struggling author Rory Jansen (Cooper) and his wife Dora (Saldana). After his first book is rejected, Rory decides to pass off a manuscript by an anonymous writer, inadvertantly given to him by Dora, as his own. The book is a success but Rory later meets the man who wrote it (Jeremy Irons). Rory decides to come clean about the origin of the novel, aware that the consequences could be damaging to both his professional and personal life. After the reading, Clayton is interviewed by student Daniella (Olivia Wilde), who discovers how the author's own mistakes are linked to his novel. (less)
Directors: Brian Klugman, Lee Sternthal
Writers: Brian Klugman, Lee Sternthal
Starring: Olivia Wilde, Zoe Salda�a, Bradley Cooper, Jeremy Irons, Dennis Quaid, Ben Barnes
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Review by Brian Orndorf, September 7, 2012
6 / 10
�The Words� is riveting, illuminating, and communicative�for about 45 minutes. It�s enough time to convince an initially hesitant ticket buyer that something interesting is afoot, with writer/directors Brian Klugman and Lee Sternthal gracefully exploring the mechanics of a literary career (or lack thereof), while building toward a crucial act of plagiarism that feels like it could be dissected for two movies. And then the brakes are applied in an abrupt fashion, removing the professional urgency that drives the material, turning a pleasingly straightforward story of personal corruption into a ...read more...
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