NMR: Word Wars

This is another documentary along the lines of Spellbound, which focuses on people involved in a hobby competition. In this case, it's a film about four people competing in the National Scabble competition. These film are an easy thumbs up for. I love seeing these little slices of life and the passion displayed by the people involved. This one isn't quite as good as other similar documentaries though for a couple of reasons. 1) The narrative isn't as strong in this film. While it primarily focuses on these four guys' quest to be Scrabble champ, the film frequently takes these diversions that produce interesting information, but take away from the film's main concept. 2) Related to this, there really isn't a clear cut hero or villain amongst the profiled players. These guys each have winning and unlikeable characteristics about them. Still, if you're like me and you enjoy these types of films, you should definitely give this one a look. Rating: ****