Narratively flawed but admirably ambitious and occasionally splendid, “At Any Price” details trouble in the heartland. Established indie writer-director Ramin Bahrani delivers some uncharacteristically phony melodrama in this most commercial film he’s made to date. But his trademark human shades and social textures prevail, and the result is a gripping look at the cutthroat world of modern farmers.
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Layered with intrigue but hollow where it counts, “The Words” serves up romance, ambition, plagiarism and heartbreak in stories of three authors who have let literary aspiration usurp love. But enticingly constructed gimmickry cannot compensate for a lack of pithiness and passion in this story about great writing.
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