‘The Words’ movie review: Bradley Cooper, Zoe Saldana in a story within a story
The Words is a film that is simultaneously not as clever as it thinks it is, and too clever for its own good
September 19, 2012
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The Words is a film that is simultaneously not as clever as it thinks it is, and too clever for its own good
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