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The Wood

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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.

Runtime: 1 hr 46 mins

Genre: Comedies

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.... 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]

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

Starring: Taye Diggs, Omar Epps, Richard T. Jones, Trent Cameron, Sean Nelson, Malinda Williams, Sanaa Lathan, Duane Finley

Director: Rick Famuyiwa

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

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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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Awkward performances, unsure directing flaw The Wood.

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Barbara Shulgasser
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When will Epps, who was in The Mod Squad, get a picture worthy of his obvious talent?

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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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