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Wordplay (2006)   Movie Main Page Movie Overview   Movie Details   Showtimes & Tickets   DVD/Video Info   Trailers & Clips   Cast and Credits   Awards & Nominations Reviews and Previews Critics Reviews   User Reviews Photos   Premiere Photos   Movie Stills Community   Message Board Shopping   Buy the DVD/Video Other Resources   Web Sites   Movie Lists An all-time favorite? A movie not to miss? Add to My Movies! Email this page to a friend   Critics Reviews Average Grade:   B Source Brief Review Grade* Atlanta Journal-Constitution Bob Longino "A fact-filled, benevolent crossword puzzle documentary that would've benefited from one more edit." more... B- Boston Globe Ty Burr "...the most minor entry in the brainiac-doc genre to date..." more... B- Chicago Sun-Times Roger Ebert "The film is made with a lot of style and visual ingenuity." more... B   Chicago Tribune Michael Phillips "...enjoyable..." more... B   Entertainment Weekly Lisa Schwarzbaum "...amiable brainiacs-are-cool documentary..." more... B   filmcritic.com Anne Glibert "...reverent and infectious..." more... B+ New York Post Lou Lumenick "...crowd-pleasing..." more... B   Rolling Stone Peter Travers "...a heartfelt and hilarious surprise." more... B   San Francisco Chronicle Ruthe Stein "...a revealing documentary about an addictive hobby..." more... B   Seattle Post-Intelligencer Gianni Truzzi "...absorbing..." more... B+ * Yahoo! Movies converts each critic's published rating into a letter grade. If the critic's review does not include a rating, Yahoo! Movies assigns a grade based on an assessment of the review. (more...)