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Genre : Comedy Release Date : March 09, 2012 MPAA Rating : PG-13 Duration : 91 minute(s) Production Budget : -Studio : DreamWorks SKG Official Site : http://www.thousandwordsmovie.com/ Reviews Rate :
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you have to spend the rest of the movie watching Murphy play charades
by Barbara VanDenburgh [Arizona Republic ]
this one does, until it runs out of ideas and forgets whether it's a comedy or a drama
by Peter Howell [Toronto Star ]
this film is squarely in the quality league of those four gems, although its product placement is so galling you wait for the punch line
by Michael Phillips [Chicago Tribune ]
the rest of the film amounts to a feature-length game of charades
by Justin Chang [Variety ]
the concept is unoriginal, the scenarios aren't funny, and its message is banal
by Claudia Puig [USA Today ]
that none of Murphy's frantic poses are funny is a problem, but then, neither were Jim Carrey's forced-truth outbursts in the similar "Liar, Liar"
by Joe Neumaier [New York Times ]
it's a ready-made blueprint for mediocrity that brings new meaning to "That goes without saying" and is perhaps better left without having actually been seen
Review rate : D
by William Goss [Film.com ]
It makes you want to see Murphy team up with Judd Apatow, or even take on a deadly serious dramatic role - do anything but star in another movie like this one
Review rate : D-
by Owen Gleiberman [Entertainment Weekly ]
it makes such questions unnecessary, even for the most addled audience members
Review rate : D
by Tasha Robinson [AV Club ]
inoffensive, unsurprising and uninspiring
by Andy Webster [New York Times ]
in a most obvious way, then, the movie's central gimmick is unnecessary
by Mark Dujsik [Mark Reviews Movies ]
for a comedy about the quest for inner peace, A Thousand Words reeks of desperation
by Liam Lacey [Globe and Mail ]
felt sorry for the actor while watching him mug and grunt and make googly eyes, only to be greeted by the sound of crickets chirping
by Rene Rodriguez [Miami Herald ]
doesn’t manage to exploit the absurd premise with any discernible wit or invention, and the star is left floundering
by Frank Scheck [Hollywood Reporter ]
but Murphy doesn't need any more movies like this, if he's ever going to really revive his career
by Stephen Whitty [Newark Star-Ledger ]
a rip-off of another movie
by Kyle Smith [New York Post ]
by Peter Howell [Toronto Star ]
by Michael Phillips [Chicago Tribune ]
by Claudia Puig [USA Today ]
by Andy Webster [New York Times ]
