A Thousand Words
2012, Comedy, 1h 31m
59 Reviews 50,000+ RatingsWhat to know
Dated jokes (A Thousand Words was shot in 2008) and removing Eddie Murphy's voice -- his greatest comedic asset -- dooms this painful mess from the start. Read critic reviews
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Jack McCall
Caroline McCall
Dr. Sinja
Aaron Wiseberger
Samantha Davis
Annie McCall
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Critic Reviews for A Thousand Words
All Critics (59) | Top Critics (27) | Rotten (59)
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A disastrous comedy at times, with a few unexpected touching moments sprinkled throughout, A Thousand Words fails to come together like it should, and becomes a forgettable mess.
September 8, 2017 | Rating: C- | Full Review… -
The idea of Murphy, that famously motormouthed actor, suddenly tongue-tied is not a punchy enough punch line to carry a whole film.
March 16, 2012 | Rating: 2/5 | Full Review… -
It isn't a horrible movie, at least not in comparison to Norbit from the same star and director, but it is a dispiritingly dull and cynical one.
March 12, 2012 | Rating: C- | Full Review… -
Sometimes it's hard to tell quite where the incisions start and stop throughout this already uneven creation.
March 11, 2012 | Rating: 2/4 | Full Review… -
The high concept breeds lowbrow gags.
March 9, 2012 | Rating: 2/5 | Full Review… -
Does Eddie Murphy actually have any range, or is it just an illusion created by a few early edgy roles and, later, a lot of CGI makeup and fat suits?
March 9, 2012 | Full Review…
Audience Reviews for A Thousand Words
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Oct 09, 2014Another free library rental that I wouldn't have paid full price (actually, anything) for. Wasn't expecting a great deal, but this was okay to watch once. Ending is enough to make you vomit, but leading up to it is okay with some amusing situations and characters. In particular I liked Jack Mcbrayer as the barista. Quite an original idea for this genre. Sounds ridiculous on paper, but actually it does work. I do agree with the comments that Eddie does not have the facial expressions to pull off silence.Nicki M Super Reviewer
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Apr 05, 2013Eddie Murphy. What happened to your taste in movie roles? This was the stupidest movie..not funny at all. Just stupid.Cynthia S Super Reviewer
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Feb 08, 2013Its amazing how far and low Eddie Murphy has fallen, this guy used to be an action/comedy star, now he churns out straight to DVD rubbish. This film was made in 2008 yet due to major studio issues it wasn't released until last year 2012! now that's unlucky. To be honest the film isn't all that bad, there is a nice spiritual Buddist/Hindu flow through the plot which is simple yet effective. Its an easy going 'Scrooge' type affair really, Murphy is a fast talking slick literacy agent ('Jack') who stretches the truth to make his deals. He gets his comeuppance when he tries his usual spiel on an Indian Guru and ends up getting cursed. The curse being a Bodhi tree appearing in his garden, from there on every word 'Jack' utters a leaf drops from the tree, the tree dies as the leaves drop...and so does 'Jack'. Once 'Jack' realises his situation the tree only has 1000 leafs left, thus he must try not to speak anymore and hilarity prevails. Seen something like this before you say? yep you would be right, the plot is very much like Jim Carrey vehicles 'Liar Liar' and 'Yes Man'. In fact this film could have easily been a Jim Carrey vehicle, the plot is perfect for him, its virtually 'Liar Liar' all over again, to a degree. Murphy is wasted here as his best asset is his loud mouth, without it he's rather dull. The problem is Murphy doesn't have the rubber faced skills of Carrey (who would have fitted this much better) to fall back on. The laughs are very predictable as you can imagine but as said Murphy can't really pull them off very well, he's not that kind of visual comedian. The plot is sweet but again incredibly predictable and ends up being very very mushy towards the end, in fact I still don't quite know what Murphy's character really achieves to reverse his curse. Cliff Curtis as 'Dr. Sinja' is a nice cast choice but you almost feel the role could be given to Morgan Freeman as the character is pretty much the same as his 'Bruce Almighty' role. Lets be honest the whole cast of 'Bruce Almighty' or even 'The Truman Show' could replace the cast for this film and it probably would have done much better. Its nice to see some Hindu/Buddist imagery and religious culture in this film but that can't really save it. A bad choice in casting lets the film down hugely, on one hand it could have been a sensible emotional drama, on the other a great comedy. In the end its neither and simple below average, its annoying as there is a nice story in here too.Phil H Super Reviewer
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Dec 08, 2012The film was so so. They had a good idea for a film, but they didn't execute it correctly. They needed a rewrite. The tone was off too. Some scenes were stupid. However, there was a bunch of scenes that were funny. Clark Duke reminded me a lot of Jonah Hill.Sol C Super Reviewer
A Thousand Words Quotes
| Jack McCall: | Dickhead's one word! |
| Jack McCall: | Hel-lo. |
| Annie McCall: | Life's not worth living with out family. Right? Right?! |
| Jack McCall: | [Standing in front of father's grave] I forgive you. |
| Jack McCall: | [standing in front of father's grave] I forgive you. |
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