The Secret Life of Words Reviews

I have yet to get this movie out of my mind! If you like more thought provoking type movies, this is the one for you. Not your regular Hollywood fare.... Read more

I did not think this was a very great film, even for artsy fare, which it is, in a way. The close-ups of Tim Robbins having 'food gasms' while being fed food by a large male chef almost made me hurl... Read more

I thought this movie was really good, not spectacular but touching and thought provoking. Tim Robbins and Sarah Polley both did great jobs portraying broken, solitary souls searching for something to hold on to. I had barely heard of the Balkan... Read more

The film has a slow start, and even as you watch it you wonder why the character Joseph as played by Tim Robbins is in such a drastic state. In medical terms, he doesn't appear like a critical burn patient. But... Read more

I really liked the film, i don't know why. But i kept thinking about it ever since the day i watched, it was touching.... Read more

I understand the commentary about the revelation of pain but the most significant 'lesson' for me was the insidious horror of war - in a film without bloodshed - and obviously the lingering effects of man's inhumanity to man. The slow... Read more

Great performances, an original idea, good script - it's just a great movie, which nobody I know has seen. I have no idea why this one didn't get better distribution, it certainly deserves it. The little quirks of the characters liven... Read more

I have a feeling this may be one of those movies like 'The Goddess of 1967', a movie people will either love (for its beauty) or hate (and claim it's hollow trash that pretends to be intellectual). 'La Vida' is a... Read more

When people go through great amounts of pain and unbearable suffering, it takes a lot of time for them to be able (if ever) to heal and go on with their lives. This movie helps us to understand that process and... Read more

Those of you who have seen Isabel Coixet's first film- My Life without Me- shouldn't miss this one. Like that film, this has a tragic-romantic essence at its core. A very well-written script, with a handful of themes, superbly acted, and... Read more