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The Wood (1999)

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Reviews Counted: 56 Fresh: 34  Rotten:22 Average Rating: 6/10
 
Consensus: A charming piece of work with believable characters.
 

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Runtime: 1 hr 46 mins

Synopsis: A mere three hours before he's scheduled to walk down the aisle, Roland (Taye Diggs--the man who helped Stella reclaim her groove) gets cold feet. Now it's up to his best buddies Slim (Richard T. Jones) and Mike (Omar Epps) to ease his pre-nuptial jitters and get him to the church on time--a task... A mere three hours before he's scheduled to walk down the aisle, Roland (Taye Diggs--the man who helped Stella reclaim her groove) gets cold feet. Now it's up to his best buddies Slim (Richard T. Jones) and Mike (Omar Epps) to ease his pre-nuptial jitters and get him to the church on time--a task that inspires a trip down memory lane to their coming-of-age days in "The Wood" (Inglewood, California) during the 1980s. [More]

Genre: Comedies

Starring: Taye Diggs, Omar Epps, Richard T. Jones, Trent Cameron, Sean Nelson

Director: Rick Famuyiwa
Screenwriter: Rick Famuyiwa
Producer: Albert Berger, David Gale

DVD Info

Release:

Jul 6, 2008

[DVD Details]

DVD Features:

  • Keep Case
  • Widescreen

Audio:

  • Dolby Digital 5.1 Surround - English
  • Dolby Digital 2.0 Stereo Surround - English

Additional Release Material:

  • Audio Commentary - Rick Famuyiwa - Director; Taye Diggs - Actor; Richard T. Jon - Actor
  • Featurette - Making THE WOOD
  • Trailer - Theatrical Trailer
  • TV Spots

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Never delves much deeper into the three friends' psychology than a sitcom pilot would, though the cast try their best.

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05/20/03
Susan Tavernetti
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Choppy coming-of-age story.

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04/25/03
Liam Lacey
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Philip Martin
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12/18/02
Linda Cook
Quad City Times (Davenport, IA)
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It wants to be Boyz in the Hood (Boyz in the Wood) but the obscenity laced dialogue and raw objectification of woman renders it a contrite pretender more along the lines of Booty Call and Trippin.

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Tom Meek
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A charmer, a heartfelt memoir full of the buoyant good spirits and free-wheeling fun that, say, American Pie never had.

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10/15/02
Margaret A. McGurk
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09/10/02
Kevin N. Laforest
Montreal Film Journal
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A well-intentioned exercise in humanism... but as art or a successful narrative, the movie is ultimately empty.

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08/26/02
Brent Simon
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06/13/02
Wesley Lovell
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Heartfelt honesty and a determined refusal to resort to exploitative stereotypes help make The Wood an uncommonly uplifting experience for audiences of all races and backgrounds.

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06/05/02
Wade Major
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Three middle-class African-American men yearn to stay forever young as they struggle with their relationships with women.

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03/03/02
Frederic and Mary Ann Brussat
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