The Words (1:36) 2012

The movie begins with Clay Hammond (Dennis Quaid) reading from his new book to a large audience. His story is about a young struggling writer, Rory Jensen, who finds a manuscript in a beat up valise while in Paris. Jensen (Cooper) retypes the manuscript on his laptop. His wife (Saldana) reads the book and thinks it belongs to her husband. Jensen sells the book to a literary agent and the book is a top seller. Jensen is uneasy about his success but begins to believe that he wrote the book. Then he has a conversation with an old man (Jeremy Irons) who is the true author of the book. The story of the old man's life is told in flashbacks and voice overs.The question which Irons poses is "'what is the price for stealing another person's life? Jensen is now at the crossroads - what will he do or not do? The Words has received terrible reviews. Two of my friends and I thought it was good. The film does not have a  neatly tied up ending but one which provoked a discussion amongst us. See it.