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Title: The Words (2012)
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| Cast overview, first billed only: | |||
| Dennis Quaid | ... | Clay Hammond | |
| John Hannah | ... | Richard Ford | |
| Jeremy Irons | ... | The Old Man | |
| Bradley Cooper | ... | Rory Jansen | |
| Zoe Saldana | ... | Dora Jansen (as Zoë Saldana) | |
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Vito DeFilippo | ... | New York Apartment Doorman (as Vito De Filippo) |
| Michael McKean | ... | Nelson Wylie | |
| Lucinda Davis | ... | Vendor | |
| J.K. Simmons | ... | Mr. Jansen | |
| Olivia Wilde | ... | Daniella | |
| James Babson | ... | Dan Zuckerman | |
| Kevin Desfosses | ... | Rory's Assistant (as Kevin Desfossés) | |
| Ron Rifkin | ... | Timothy Epstein | |
| Brian Klugman | ... | Jason Rosen | |
| Liz Stauber | ... | Camy Rosen (as Elizabeth Stauber) | |
Layered romantic drama The Words follows young writer Rory Jansen who finally achieves long sought after literary success after publishing the next great American novel. There's only one catch - he didn't write it. As the past comes back to haunt him and his literary star continues to rise, Jansen is forced to confront the steep price that must be paid for stealing another man's work, and for placing ambition and success above life's most fundamental three words. Written by Anonymous
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The Words is an engaging film, and almost feels more like a book on screen. And like a good book, it quickly reins you in and keeps entertaining until the end. The writer/director team of Brian Klugman & Lee Sternthal is miles away from their script for the forgettable Tron: Legacy. With The Words they take their time by using their catchy story within a story technique to develop their intriguing characters. The Words may not have the heft compared to other favorites for Best Original Screenplay come this Oscar season, but it is respectable feat for the writer/director duo. Bradley Cooper (The Hangover, Limitless) delivers a nice subtle performance as a struggling writer drowning in a sea of desperation. Cooper continues to hack out diverse performances that continue to show his range and win over more fans. He's proving that he is not just Hollywood's latest flavor of the week. The rest of the cast is strong, and headlined by Jeremy Irons (The Man in the Iron Mask, Being Julia) as a broken down old man surprised to see his long lost book on the best-seller list with some young punk's name attached. The Words was dumped into theaters on what is historically known as the worst weekend for movie attendance, and most likely won't garner much of an audience. The film will also have trouble living up to the competition come Oscar season, but it delivers an entertaining and appealing film on the first weekend of fall award season releases.