Spoken Word

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Spoken Word Photos

Miguel Sandoval as Emilio in "Spoken Word."

Ruben Blades as Senior in "Spoken Word."

(L-R) Jernard Burks, director Victor Nunez, Rashaan Nail and Persia White on the set of "Spoken Word."

Antonio Elias as Ramon in "Spoken Word."

(L-R) Kuno Becker as Cruz and Persia White as Shae in "Spoken Word."

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Movie Info

A poet (Kuno Becker) falls prey to the lure of criminal life after he returns home to care for his dying father.

Genre:

drama
Original Language:

English
Director:

Victor Nunez
Producer:

William T. Conway
Writer:

William T. Conway, Joe Ray Sandoval
Release Date (Theaters):

Jul 23, 2010 limited
Release Date (Streaming):

Aug 17, 2010
Box Office (Gross USA):

$32.7K
Runtime:

1h 56m
Production Co:

Luminaria

Cast & Crew

Kuno Becker
Cruz

Ruben Blades
Senior

Miguel Sandoval
Emilio

Persia White
Shae

Antonio Elias
Ramon

Monique Gabriela Curnen
Gabrielle

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Critic Reviews for Spoken Word

All Critics (13) | Top Critics (5) | Fresh (6) | Rotten (7)

[A] rich and textured film.

August 5, 2010 | Rating: 3/4 | Full Review…

Roger Ebert
Chicago Sun-Times
Maddeningly ruled by signposts spotted from miles away.

July 30, 2010 | Rating: 2/5

Robert Abele
Los Angeles Times
The familiar plot structure is only the tip of the formulaic iceberg, a foundation for more stale conventions than any indie should dare embrace.

July 25, 2010 | Rating: 1/4 | Full Review…

Nick Schager
Slant Magazine
Features more cliches than it can comfortably handle and is not helped by its grindingly slow pacing.

July 23, 2010 | Full Review…

Frank Scheck
Hollywood Reporter
Strongly acted and beautifully photographed (by Virgil Mirano), "Spoken Word" is a quietly resonant family drama about the tug of old habits and the difficulties of escaping the past.

July 23, 2010 | Rating: 3.5/5

Jeannette Catsoulis
New York Times
A uniquely crafted introspective yet profoundly visceral film experience, touching on the healing powers of the music in language.

December 22, 2010 | Full Review…

Prairie Miller
WBAI Radio
It takes the Mexican-American melodrama Spoken Word a long time to express myriad sentiments that we've heard uttered many times before in many ethnic settings.

July 29, 2010 | Rating: 2/5

John P. McCarthy
Boxoffice Magazine
Low key, low budget and low profile character-driven drama is occasionally refreshing, but more frequently small scale to a fault.

July 26, 2010 | Rating: 3/5 | Full Review…

Geoff Berkshire
Metromix.com
Moving poetry, very appealing actors, lovely landscape, and resonant music can't quite make up for the predictable family story and dialogue in a heartfelt film.

July 24, 2010 | Rating: 5/10 | Full Review…

Nora Lee Mandel
Film-Forward.com
Well-enough executed by a capable cast to recommend, especially for heathens unfamiliar with the Biblical tale which ostensibly served as the source of inspiration.

July 23, 2010 | Rating: 2.5/4 | Full Review…

Kam Williams
NewsBlaze
The film's use of poetry to get at the subconscious mind of its protagonist works well early on but settles into a knee-jerk device that can't distract from the film's pedestrian plotting and direction.

July 23, 2010 | Rating: C+ | Full Review…

Cole Smithey
ColeSmithey.com
A recurring vista of a highway pass carved through the rock and trees is lovely but pointedly unspectacular, a showcase for the kind of beauty that builds when you let your eye linger.

July 23, 2010 | Full Review…

Michelle Orange
Movieline

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Audience Reviews for Spoken Word

Nov 06, 2010

I really wanted to like this movie... but it was a miss. There is some decent acting, but the rest is over-the-top. It seemed scattered as to what the story was supposed to be about: his drug problem, his family issues with his brother and father, his relationship with girlfriend or the conflict with "the villain". No focus.

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