crossword puzzle and and the many people who make them popular and be the focus in wordplay and include the editor of the ny time puzzle ( the most notorious of them in the usa ) and celebrity and politician and and the general public obsess with them . a a documentary wordplay be good and not great and film make about it subject with a couple of montage and interlock scene that be weak . but the subject matter and and usually how it present and spark a fine interest even in a non crossword puzzle player like myself . a word be all that we have to work with in communication and just everyday discourse and it also attach here to the idea of test and of competition and and how different and varying crossword can get . like the documentary spellbound from a few year back and the director be also after the kind of irony of make such an isolated experience of finish a puzzle into an event with hundred of player once a year with friendship and acquaintances a social event as much a a match up . many part be amuse as well while we get interview from jon stewart and bill clinton and bob dole and and the editor of ny time crossword himself and will shortz and and they all give some insightful and funny little bit of interest into make the puzzle and play them . but for the most part be into the mind set of several key player and real people whom will all come together for the tournament in jaunary . what make all of this work and and what actually make crossword puzzle become good enough for cinema and be watch smart people and un clutter for the most part with problem and who can focus all of their attention on this one activity and to the point of obsessive compulsive behavior . it really fun and in a nerdy way and try to guess some of these word ( or rather watch them guess the word ) along with the player . and the way the puzzle be create spark a little interest too and a it one of those part of life i myself could never and ever accomplish . worth a look and though probably more so for fan of the activity .