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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.... [More]

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

Director: Rick Famuyiwa

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Reviews for The Wood

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Tomatometer	Critic	Review	Category
N/R		Click to read the article Full Review \| Comment \| Jan., 26 2006 03:16 AM	Time Out
	Leslie Felperin	Never delves much deeper into the three friends' psychology than a sitcom pilot would, though the cast try their best. Full Review \| Comment \| Dec., 02 2002 08:24 AM	Sight and Sound
N/R		Click to read the article Full Review \| Comment \| Jan., 01 2000 12:00 AM	Empire Magazine
N/R		Click to read the article Full Review \| Comment \| Jan., 01 2000 12:00 AM	Empire Magazine
N/R		Click to read the article Full Review \| Comment \| Jan., 01 2000 12:00 AM	Empire Magazine
N/R	Jeffrey M. Anderson	Click to read the article Full Review \| Comment \| May., 26 2006 03:16 AM	Combustible Celluloid
1.5/5		Click to read the article Full Review \| Comment \| Dec., 06 2005 07:43 PM	Film Threat
N/R		Click to read the article Full Review \| Comment \| Jul., 21 2005 03:34 AM	Houston Chronicle
61/100		Click to read the article Full Review \| Comment \| Mar., 16 2004 05:18 PM	Apollo Guide
3/4	Susan Tavernetti	Click to read the article Full Review \| Comment \| May., 20 2003 05:13 PM	Palo Alto Weekly
2.5/4	Liam Lacey	Choppy coming-of-age story. Full Review \| Comment \| Apr., 25 2003 08:12 AM	Globe and Mail
2/5	Philip Martin	No review available. Comment \| Jan., 10 2003 11:24 AM	Arkansas Democrat-Gazette
4/5	Linda Cook	No review available. Comment \| Dec., 18 2002 09:02 PM	Quad City Times (Davenport, IA)
1.5/5	Tom Meek	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. Full Review \| Comment \| Dec., 08 2002 08:31 AM	Film Threat
3/4	Margaret A. McGurk	A charmer, a heartfelt memoir full of the buoyant good spirits and free-wheeling fun that, say, American Pie never had. Full Review \| Comment \| Oct., 15 2002 08:20 AM	Cincinnati Enquirer
N/R	Kevin N. Laforest	Click to read the article Full Review \| Comment \| Sep., 10 2002 08:20 AM	Montreal Film Journal
C-	Brent Simon	A well-intentioned exercise in humanism... but as art or a successful narrative, the movie is ultimately empty. Full Review \| Comment \| Aug., 26 2002 03:43 PM	Entertainment Today
61/100	Wesley Lovell	Click to read the article Full Review \| Comment \| Jun., 13 2002 08:16 AM	Apollo Guide
3.5/5	Wade Major	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. Full Review \| Comment \| Jun., 05 2002 08:16 AM	Boxoffice Magazine
N/R		Click to read the article Full Review \| Comment \| Mar., 24 2002 08:14 AM	Boston Phoenix

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