The Worst Film Ever

This film is so real. It treats its characters with so much care and sensitivity.

The tone of this movie is interesting -- the stakes are both dramatic and high, but it's balanced with a lot of fun, tongue and cheek dialogue.

This movie feels like it was made purely to piss off people who want good shows

"A Thousand Words" has some hilarious (the blind man crossing the street) and heartwarming (the scene at the dock) moments, but in the second half the preachiness overtakes the comedy ("find peace with your inner self"). Eddie Murphy is in good form, especially in his pantomime, but his character is a bit sanitized even at the start, and Clark Duke is quite annoying, especially when he tries to imitate him. All in all, it's not the direct hit it could have been, but it's probably one of Murphy's better recent efforts. **1/2 out of 4.

The trouble with this film is that it is a mixture of Liar, Liar and Yes Man and they were already successful both featuring Jim Carrey.Jack McCall (Eddie Murphy) is a literary agent who uses his spiel to get book deals for his clients and willing to stretch the truth to do it. He is trying to get a book deal from a New Age self-help guru, Dr Sinja (Cliff Curtis) who sees through his deceit. Later that night, a Bodhi Tree magically appears in his backyard. Jack discovers that for every word that Jack says, a leaf will fall off of the tree. When the tree runs out of leaves, the tree will die and so will Jack.In time Jack finds that even written words count towards his limit and if anything happens to the tree will also affect Jack. When Jack tries to cut it down with an axe, an axe wound appears on him. When squirrels climb the tree, it tickles him. Jack has to deal with life as a man of few words which causes chaos at work and with his personal life. Of course over time Jack becomes a better person as he deals with some past issues in his life regarding his father. You cannot help but smile when he gives the Beatles White album to the Starbucks's worker or finally reads the script from a valet parking attendant and signs him up (the actor playing the attendant is also a writer.)The film is charming and involving its just not very funny or involves the usual Murphy persona or Jim Carrey style slapstick. Murphy is reined in here which turns off his usual fans and the story is derivative because we have seen it before but its enjoyable in its own right.

The movie had a unique message. I can't help but love Eddie Murphy's acting. His smile itself is contagious! His facial expressions tell a thousand words, which is ironic seeing in this movie he cannot speak!What made the movie for me was the actor Clark Duke, who plays Aaron. I found the onset chemistry between the two entertaining. I would like to see more films featuring Clark Duke, he is rather cry in his comedy, but still very funny.The film had of course a soppy ending.. but overall the message within the film was a good one. Eddie Murphy has received a lot of negative criticism over the years, but I still think his acting is great.. just some of the films he has starred in haven't been so good.Glad I watched, but it's not a film I would watch again.

Eddie Murphy keeps trying and trying. This one kinda works... sort of. Jack McCall (Eddie Murphy) is a talkative self-obsessed man. He lies and ignores others. After meeting a spiritual guru, he finds a tree in his backyard that drops a leaf for every word he speaks. Will his professional and personal lives crash and burn, or will he find enlightenment? Once again, he does his unlikeable douche character. And for the first hour, there are too many unlikeable self-centered characters in too many fake annoying situations. But the last 30 minutes is a heart-warming feel-good affair.