This is a movie review for "A Thousand Words", released March 9, 2012. I watched this via Netflix on the June 10, 2020.
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Run Time: 1 Hour and 31 Minutes
Official MPAA Rating (According to IMDB.com):
G / General Audiences
PG / Parental Guidance Suggested
PG-13 / Parents Strongly Cautioned
R / Restricted
X
Not Rated
Trailer
Notable Cast
Eddie Murphy ... Jack McCall
Kerry Washington ... Caroline McCall
Emanuel Ragsdale ... Tyler McCall
Clark Duke ... Aaron Wiseberger
Cliff Curtis ... Dr. Sinja
Plot
Jack McCall is a man that is known to say whatever he has to or needs to to get things done, even if it is lying. He finds out after he promises Dr. Sinja that he'll publish Dr. Sinja's book, that the book is much smaller than he thought and that he never actually read it before making the promise. How can he get himself out of the situation? And to top it off, a tree has sprouted up in his backyard. The funniest thing is the fact that the leaves are dropping at the rate of how many words he's saying - 1 leaf falls for every 1 word that Jack says. How can he stop this connection? How can he limit the rate of the leaves falling when everyone expects him to talk (his wife, his kid, his boss, his clients, people at the coffee shop and on the street, etc)? What will be the outcome when you know that your time limit might be up soon?
Rating Criteria
0/5 – No value whatsoever. Absolute waste of time.
1/5 – Barely worth any time.
2/5 – Pathetic but has a bit of something to hold the attention a little.
3/5 – Somewhat kept the attention but could definitely have used more.
4/5 – Good, but not awe-strikingly amazing. Could have maybe used a bit more to the movie.
5/5 – Go see it! Wonderful movie all around. – characters, music, theme, story line, etc.
4/5 - This is a very good movie that I recommend to most everyone.
The conversation about using one's life to get in touch with others and make amends is a very good thing. If it weren't for Eddie Murphy, this movie would not been as good and probably would have gotten a lower rating (imho). It was interesting to watch the different scenarios of trying to communicate without speaking or writing, though it kinda felt like filler. The ending was good (forgiving and making amends) but a lot of the movie itself was just dragging through the time.
I don't want to spoil the movie much so I'll leave it at that. If you want to watch it, go for it. I don't think it would be that much of a loss of time if you want to check it out.
That's my movie review. Thank you for reading! More reviews to come eventually.
~ Gracie Mae DeLunac
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