The Word
| Release Date: August 15, 2014 CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
20
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Generally unfavorable reviews based on 4 Critic Reviews
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40
The New York TimesBen KenigsbergAug 14, 2014
The Word is never boring, though that has as much to do with the mounting absurdities and ripe acting as it does with the resourceful use of crosscutting by the director, Gregory W. Friedle. Read full review
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The Hollywood ReporterStephen FarberAug 14, 2014
Fails to rise above the inherent sordidness of the subject matter. It’s indifferently acted and directed, though it generates a measure of suspense and queasy fascination. Read full review
20
Village VoiceAaron HillisAug 12, 2014
Attempts to offer the white-knuckle gratifications of a studio procedural with a conspicuous lack of production values, screen talent, plausibility, originality, or a lick of aesthetic flair. Read full review
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The DissolveVadim RizovAug 14, 2014
Director Gregory W. Friedle, his cast, and crew perform their jobs so poorly across the board, it’s an inadvertent negative demonstration of the professionalism separating even the shoddiest Hollywood production from this kind of self-financed amateur-hour attempt. Read full review
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