Opening

78% Fast & Furious 6 May 24
31% The Hangover Part III May 23
100% Epic May 24
95% Before Midnight May 24
67% We Steal Secrets: The Story Of Wikileaks May 24
83% Fill the Void May 24
—— A Green Story
—— Alyce Kills May 24

Top Box Office

86% Star Trek Into Darkness $70.2M
78% Iron Man 3 $35.8M
49% The Great Gatsby $23.9M
46% Pain & Gain $3.2M
69% The Croods $3.0M
77% 42 $2.8M
56% Oblivion $2.3M
98% Mud $2.2M
37% Peeples $2.2M
8% The Big Wedding $1.2M

Coming Soon

—— After Earth May 31
—— Now You See Me May 31
88% The East May 31
100% The Kings of Summer May 31
What I Want My Words to Do to You

What I Want My Words to Do to You (2002)

tomatometer

No Reviews Yet...

Release Date: Jan 20, 2003 Wide

No Reviews Yet...

Release Date: Jan 20, 2003 Wide

audience

43

liked it
Average Rating: 3.2/5
User Ratings: 637

My Rating

Movie Info

The documentary What I Want My Words to Do to You offers a look at some actual rehabilitation at a women's maximum security prison. Directors Judith Katz, Madeleine Gavin, and Gary Sunshine used high-definition video cameras to capture an emotional reformation process for several incarcerated women. Activist and playwright Eve Ensler (The Vagina Monologues) conducted a writing workshop at the Bedford Hills Correctional Facility in New York. Some of the inmates were serving long sentences,

Mar 9, 2004

Cast

ADVERTISEMENT

There are no critic reviews yet for What I Want My Words to Do to You. Keep checking Rotten Tomatoes for updates!

Audience Reviews for What I Want My Words to Do to You

Wasn't really for me.
October 25, 2008
SunilJawahir

Super Reviewer

Absolutely amazing documentary. In all honesty, while I'm sure it was a kick for the inmates to see their works read by the likes of Marisa Tomei and Glenn Close, their work was much more powerful when they themselves read it to the class. In fact, in some cases, the over-acting of the actresses on stage detracted from the words they were reading. This is a great look at the redemptive, healing, cathartic power writing can have on one's soul. The writing classes we see are just as much therapy groups as they are workshops on writing. It's a challenging documentary to watch, as these are women guilty of murder, in some cases truly horrendous murders; but they are also human beings with remorse, hopes, dreams, anger, and pain. Reconciling those two aspects is a herculean task, for the viewer certainly, but moreso for the women coming to terms (and in some cases not coming to terms) with their violent actions. A powerful, moving documentary.
December 18, 2007
flixsterbum
J Dean
No quotes approved yet for What I Want My Words to Do to You. Logged in users can submit quotes.

Discussion Forum

There are no discussion threads for What I Want My Words to Do to You yet.

Help | About | Jobs | Critics Submission | API | Licensing | Mobile