“The Words” is riveting, illuminating, and communicative…for about 45
minutes. It’s enough time to convince an initially hesitant ticket buyer
that something interesting is afoot, with writer/directors Brian
Klugman and Lee Sternthal gracefully exploring the mechanics of a
literary career (or lack thereof), while building toward a crucial act
of plagiarism that feels like it could be dissected for two movies. And
then the brakes are applied in an abrupt fashion, removing the
professional urgency that drives the material, turning a pleasingly
straightforward story of personal corruption into a tepid cinematic
confessional. “The Words” commences so convincingly, there’s hope for a
climatic return to form. Alas, the picture limps to a close, more
interested in playing games than burrowing as deep as possible into a
spellbinding situation of fraud. Read the rest at Blu-ray.com
BRIAN ORNDORF 
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