Qwerty
Qwerty
| 28 July 2012 (USA)
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Before introverted word-nerd Zoe gains the courage to enter the National Scrabble Championship, she meets her emotional match in Marty, an irascible recluse. She finds him equally pitted against the opposing forces in her life - other people - including family, co-workers and a couple of particularly irksome adversaries standing in the way of her dream to become the world's second female National Scrabble Champion.

Reviews
2hotFeature one of my absolute favorites!
Dotbankey A lot of fun.
Aubrey Hackett While it is a pity that the story wasn't told with more visual finesse, this is trivial compared to our real-world problems. It takes a good movie to put that into perspective.
Kimball Exactly the movie you think it is, but not the movie you want it to be.
bleumimo In this incredible film, Zoe (played to perfection by Dana Pupkin) has a penchant for making words out of other words, and gleaning meaning from cryptic license plates. Unlikely to make human connections, she meets Marty (played equally well by Eric Hailey), a nearly homeless and soon-to-be unemployed recluse, in the underwear section of a Chicago department store, and they form a likely-to-fail relationship. While he makes her stronger, she makes him feel things he's obviously tucked away for years. Her new strength sends her to the National Scrabble Championships, but Marty's constitution starts to slip as he sees her devote herself to her passion for re-arranging letters. After you meet Zoe's family and peer into Marty's dark side, you'll root for these two lovable losers to stay together and stay out of Lake Michigan. It took me by surprise and unexpectedly moved me. Despite the obviously low budget and lack of stars, QWERTY proves the director's best work yet and a really beautiful love-letter to the city of Chicago and nerds all over the world. Definitely worth checking out!
guinevere-nell I really enjoyed getting to know the slightly nerdy, perhaps Seattle-esque, characters -- oddballs and yet quite normal, they seem not to have the inhibitions or superficiality of the people around them, who are pissing them both off, and who together they can garner the strength to tell off. Their love is sweet and it's a pleasure to watch as they blossom in its warmth, and overcome their internal demons.. ..I have no idea why this film would have (as it does at the moment) only 4.5 stars. All thge reviews here are positive and give it 8 or more starts, but apparently some who have rated it without providing a review for explanation did not like it. I would ignore the rating and give it a chance - it really is fun and different, and not at all your typical cheesy rom-com, though it is sweet and quite romantic, and both funny and a bit serious--in a true to life way.
Bertrand Horne Qwerty was one of those movies which I had downloaded myself and watched rather asking someone to download for me. I watched this film just once and it really made me to sit up and write a review on it. I appreciate the makers of the movie and they had done a good job in delivering a subtle romantic thriller. The way the movie unfolds is quite awesome and the actors have performed really well, but the credits for the success of this movie goes to the hero and the heroine (Zoe & Marty). Although Marty is speaking lot of bad words in the film, he is still adorable and he has proved his excellence in acting, a long way to go brother. Now comes Zoe, she has carried the entire movie on her shoulders and has proved her mettle in emoting subtly. The sequences happening during Zoe's father's birthday has been well canned and the screenplay should have a special mention and overall the movie is enjoyable to the youth who are in their mid-twenties. I loved it, after watching the movie, I had a bad feeling of watching them online, these kind of movies should be praised and appreciated by watching them in theaters. I am sorry makers of Qwrety for doing so. To put it in two words, I would say "Thumbs UP" to the team behind Qwerty.
Kim Savage Really loved this film. Not typical. Not predictable. Not any of the things that makes one usually roll their eyes at a romantic comedy. If I had to summarize it, I would say GENUINE. Realistic and not filled with fluff and ribbons and bows to tie it all up. Real people a real relationship and a really well told story. Great music throughout as well. Loved the characters, and the story unfolded in such a way that I found myself surprised and smiling for hours after seeing it. I thought the acting was terrific, and really enjoyed literally watching the characters develop as the movie unfolded. Zoe (Dana Pupkin) is captivating and Marty (Eric Hailey) was incredible. Numerous 'Dramedies" are speedy and filled with predictable elements- This will not just tug at your heartstrings, but has such astute observations about life, love and all that falls in between. Check this out, when and where you can-