Word Sword

This is a DVD which was handed to a relative of mine while on a night out in Newcastle because nobody was willing to pay the price printed on the cover (possibly because mastering a DVD to these people was dropping an MPG file into the root directory). It's hard to describe this film, but I'll try. Word Sword is a film created by a group of religious people of multiple faiths as a hard hitting expose of modern culture, primarily critical of drugs, but also of petty theft and assault. The problem with this serious attempt is that they don't really understand anything about the world. It's hard to tell if they're serious since the acting and production are literally all over the place.

Directed by Philip Whitfield, Word Sword leans on a strong ensemble — Simeon Graves, Ian Whyte, Paul Justice — to carry a story that balances spectacle with character.

The film landed with audiences for its craft and performances, and remains one of the most talked-about screen titles of 2006.