I really liked "Spellbound" (the Scrabble tournament documentary), but where those contestants were really fascinating, these came off as just plain nerdy. The celebrity solvers and Shortz himself were more interesting--could have used more of them.
This review of Wordplay (2006) was written by Elizabeth L on 09 Nov 2008.
Wordplay has generally received positive reviews.
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