 |
Subscribe / Renew |
 |
Contact Us |
| ► Subscribe to our Free Weekly Newsletter | |
Construction Bids
| home | Welcome, sign in or click here to subscribe. | login |
Weekend
 |
Subscriber content preview
September 7, 2012
At the Movies: 'Words' falls short as a great story
By CHRISTY LEMIRE
AP Movie Critic
AP Movie Critic
For a movie about writing, about the transporting nature of a compelling narrative and the importance of crafting something timeless and true, “The Words” is needlessly complicated.
It boasts an impressive cast and some glimmers of strong performances, notably from a grizzled Jeremy Irons, whose character sets the film's many stories-within-stories in motion as a young man. And it kinda-sorta explores the notions of art, fraud and the need to sleep at night. But ultimately, “The Words” seems more interested in melodrama than anything else.
| The Words |
 Director: Brian Klugman and Lee Sternthal Cast: Bradley Cooper, Zoe Saldana, Jeremy Irons, Dennis Quaid, Olivia Wilde Rating: PG-13 Running time: 97 minutes |
. . .
To read this story in full login or purchase a subscription.
Previous columns:
- Shannon rides away with ‘Premium Rush', 08-31-2012
- At the Movies: Pals get together in ‘Hit & Run', 08-24-2012
- At the Movies: 'Timothy Green' a good try, but doesn't quite work, 08-17-2012
- At the Movies: ‘Hope Springs' has real punch, 08-10-2012
- At the Movies: New ‘Total Recall' slicker but soulless, 08-03-2012
- At the Movies: ‘Killer Joe' wallows in the Texas trash, 07-27-2012
- Batman series ends as epic letdown, 07-20-2012
- At the Movies: 'Waltz' explores the fleeting nature of love, 07-13-2012