The Words, starring Bradley Cooper, Zoe Saldana, Jeremy Irons, and a range of other big names, tells the tale of numerous authors tangled in plots-within-plots, all centered on a plagiarized manuscript. While it's visually appealing, the storylines simply don't work:
- The "confusing it’s-all-a-story device has the impact of reducing the film’s featherweight examination of moral issues to zero," writes Lou Lumenick in the New York Post. It "practically licks your face like a puppy in its futile desire to be taken seriously as romantic drama," but it's actually "a perfect storm of a hoot."