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Pushes the eccentric without creating believable characters.
James Greenberg, Hollywood Reporter
The Last Word
A romantic comedy where opposites distract.
2008 · 1h 30m · R
Drama, Romance
Directed by
Geoffrey Haley
Overview
When an eccentric poet who makes a living ghostwriting suicide notes falls for the free-spirited sister of his latest client, he must desperately maintain a web of lies to conceal how he knew her deceased brother.
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