The Words

Writing and directing team of Brian Klugman and Lee Sternthal made their feature debut with this drama. A struggling writer finds an unpublished novel and uses it as his own which becomes a bestseller but a steep price. There are some interesting aspects to the story within story concept but it can't escape the cliches and its ambition which derails the film. Bradley Cooper stars with a solid performance along with Zoe Saldana and Jeremy Irons. The supporting cast includes Ben Barnes, Dennis Quaid and Olivia Wilde whose performances suffer from the underwritten roles which are the weakest in the film. 1001 Films' coverage of films on DVD.