The Words

1.5/5

Admittedly, it wasn't as bad as I thought it was going to be. But, it was still pretty dumb. It was incredibly predictable, filled with obvious plot moments, and silly realizations. More so, it was in a framing device, that then became ANOTHER framing device. It was annoying, confusing, and pointless. The first framing device, Dennis Quaid's character, is incredibly frustrating. He's supposed to be a brilliant writer, and yet the words that come out of his mouth are blunt, lacking detail, and boring. Bradley Cooper was fine, but the film forces us to like him whether we want to or not. Zoe Saldana was pointless, and nothing special anyway. Jeremy Irons had a long, rambling, uninteresting flashback that simply bored the audience. Oh well. It was a nice try, and I appreciate the attempt to write a script with such subject matter. However, it has to be done with care - how can you write a script about a story that's supposed to be brilliant without essentially forcing yourself to call your own story brilliant?