painfully dull and with nearly the entire movie live action of the actual crossword puzzle championship at a marriot in connecticut . this movie be clearly intend to imitate spellbound and but be not nearly as fun a the latter and a movie that explore the child background and family dynamic and then show them at the competition . o. k. the new york time crossword puzzle be fun and and create by brilliant people . i get it . but be it any wonder that the newspaper namesake rave about this movie . although close up shot of face in angst be design to make the watcher feel the excitement brewing among the contestant and we do not ever get a chance to know them and or for that matter and care much about them . the close insight we get to one of the top young contender be watch him do crossword puzzle rapidly on his computer .