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Antonio CalvacheComposer:
Marcelo ZarvosCast:
Bradley Cooper, Jeremy Irons, Zoe Saldana, Olivia Wilde, Dennis Quaid, Ben Barnes, Željko Ivanek, Liz Stauber, J.K. Simmons, John Hannah, Michael McKean (more)VOD (2)
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A layered romantic drama, The Words, stars Bradley Cooper, Jeremy Irons, Dennis Quaid, Olivia Wilde and Zoë Saldana. After years of struggling, ambitious writer Rory Jansen (Cooper) finally achieves literary prominence when his first published novel becomes a smashing critical and commercial success. There’s only one catch – he didn’t write it. As his star continues to rise, Rory is suddenly confronted by the novel's true author who is about to teach Jensen that there are consequences for stealing another man's words. (official distributor synopsis)
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I basically still don’t know what the ending was about and how to understand it. That’s, unfortunately, the only stain on this otherwise very interesting story that got an absolutely perfect movie adaptation. The mysteriousness was leaning towards five stars right from the very start. But then I could neither connect nor separate the three storylines, let alone figure out what’s real and what’s fiction. The premise in itself is exactly what makes the movie so interesting and if someone explains it to me, I’ll be thrilled. I watched this for the Challenge Tour 2015.
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The Words is a film from the family of naivety for the advanced, as were Penance or Ask the Dust. Every little intellectual is happy because John Fante is quoted in the film. Bradley Cooper's performance made me physically nauseous, and even Jeremy Irons playing it safe didn't save the day. By the time I started tearing my hair out, I was somewhat appeased by the inserted storyline featuring Ben Barnes and Nora Arnezeder in mid-1940s Paris, but neither that nor the mere presence of John Hannah could elevate the resulting shape above the usual mumbo-jumbo (i.e., an ambitious drama with a triple narrative line and an attempt at thought overload).
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Three stories about love, creation, guilt, art, and the fact that sometimes even the deepest feelings are not enough. I don't understand where the creative duo of Brian Klugman and Lee Sternthal has been hiding for so long because each of their journeys into the writer's soul escalates more strongly, and the final touch gives the phrase "absolute ending" a completely new dimension. That little point, that last glance and shot, causes the words to stick in your mind weeks in advance and happily return in various life situations. A unique and personal gem that perhaps finally convinces everyone that Bradley Cooper is even better in dramatic roles than in those voice roles.
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The cast was great, and I liked the subject matter a lot, but to tell you the truth, I don't know if I liked the film. The style of the narration, the transitions in the interweaving of the time planes, and the way the actors grasped their characters... In short, the whole thing had a slightly sentimental touch of cheesiness, which really disappointed me because otherwise I wouldn't have been so let down by the outcome.
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If nothing else, this film was constructed in an interesting way. It reminded me of a Matryoshka doll (or Russian nesting doll, as some might know it). It had this story within a story within a story format. While I could see through the attempt to add depth, I have to disagree with those who found it boring. Personally, I found these actionless ninety minutes enjoyable because they stirred up unexpected thoughts and emotions in me.
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