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The Wash (2001)

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Reviews Counted:51

Fresh:4

Rotten:47

Average Rating:2.8/10

Consensus: Sloppily-made, amateurish, and scarce on laughs, The Wash can't compare to Richard Pryor's 1976 Car Wash.

Rated: R [See Full Rating] for pervasive language, drug use, some sexuality and violence

Runtime: 1 hr 33 mins

Genre: Comedies

Theatrical Release:Nov 14, 2001 Wide

Box Office: $9,756,000

Synopsis: Amidst an L.A. landscape of drugs and guns, THE WASH is a comedic working class update of CAR WASH. Written and directed by D.J. Pooh, the film is set to a pounding hip-hop soundtrack, and is... Amidst an L.A. landscape of drugs and guns, THE WASH is a comedic working class update of CAR WASH. Written and directed by D.J. Pooh, the film is set to a pounding hip-hop soundtrack, and is populated with numerous rappers including Xhibit, Ludacris, and Eminem. Mild-mannered Sean (Dr. Dre) is under financial stress, is getting no play from the opposite sex, and is without a car since his just broke down. Dee-Loc (Snoop Dog), his roommate, is a troublemaker who smokes and deals pot and works at a local car wash. Despite their vast differences, their friendship stands strong. Dee-Loc throws Sean a bone by getting him a middle-management job at the car wash. But Sean's easy adjustment to an authoritative position and his positive rapport with the boss, Mr. Washington (George Wallace), immediately puts a strain on his relationship with Dee-Loc. The old friends now find themselves at odds with each other both at home and at work. Personal conflicts are soon shoved aside when Mr. Washington is kidnapped by two moronic neighborhood pranksters. Sean and Dee-Loc unite with their co-workers at the wash to rescue their boss. (Eminem plays a psychopathic ex-employee who terrorizes Mr. Washington.) [More]

Starring: Dr. Dre, Snoop Doggy Dogg, George Wallace, DJ Pooh

Starring: Dr. Dre, Snoop Doggy Dogg, George Wallace, DJ Pooh, Pauly Shore, Tom "Tiny" Lister, Lamont Bentley, Tommy Chong, Shaquille O'Neal, Xzibit

Director: DJ Pooh

Director: DJ Pooh
Screenwriter: DJ Pooh
Producer: DJ Pooh, Phillip G. Atwell
Studio: Lions Gate Films

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There is some comic insight here, however unfocused it may be.

Full Review Source: Apollo Guide | comment Comment
03/16/02
Jamie Gillies
Jamie Gillies
Apollo Guide

Snoop, Dre and their buddies take it all in stride -- if they were any more laid-back, they'd be napping in their trailers.

Full Review Source: Associated Press | comment Comment
03/08/07
Christy Lemire
Christy Lemire
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Full Review Source: Atlanta Journal-Constitution | comment Comment
02/21/04
Atlanta Journal-Constitution

I'd be shocked if even a totally wasted Phish fan could find many laughs.

Full Review Source: Austin Chronicle | comment Comment
11/25/01
Russell Smith
Russell Smith
Austin Chronicle

A 100% feeble comedy that exposes the dire acting abilities of two otherwise well respected hip-hop artists.

Full Review Source: BBC | comment Comment
08/05/02
Almar Haflidason
Almar Haflidason
BBC

Don't even bother renting it on video -- which will be available REAL soon!

Full Review Source: BeatBoxBetty.com | comment Comment
11/15/01
BeatBoxBetty.com

Like gin and juice, [Dre and Snoop are] good together.

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11/16/01
Jonathan Perry
Jonathan Perry
Boston Globe

Though The Wash is fairly funny, it's wholly insignificant.

Full Review Source: Boxoffice Magazine | comment Comment
12/23/01
Tim Cogshell
Tim Cogshell
Boxoffice Magazine

Two roommates start to antagonize each other after one becomes the other's superior at an LA car wash, and the conflict is played out with grittiness and flippancy.

Full Review Source: Chicago Reader | comment Comment
03/08/07
Lisa Alspector
Lisa Alspector
Chicago Reader
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Hardly anything about this comedy is remotely funny, unless you get a kick out of Snoop Dogg getting stoned and dropping f-bombs every few words.

Full Review Source: Citysearch | comment Comment
11/15/01
Christine Blosdale
Christine Blosdale
Citysearch

Overall, the phrase 'It is what it is' has never seemed more appropriate.

Full Review Source: Dallas Morning News | comment Comment
11/15/01
Chris Vognar
Chris Vognar
Dallas Morning News
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08/09/02
Robert Denerstein
Robert Denerstein
Denver Rocky Mountain News
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A depressing, stereotypical affair that can be thanked by the African American community for portraying their race as lazy, drug-addicted, and whorish.

Full Review Source: DustinPutman.com | comment Comment
11/16/01
Dustin Putman
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Weak, witless blend of Ice Cube's Friday and Richard Pryors's Car Wash.

Full Review Source: E! Online | comment Comment
11/16/01
E! Online

If a white filmmaker were behind the wretched ugliness that is The Wash, he'd be branded the most racist director since D.W. Griffith.

Full Review Source: eFilmCritic.com | comment Comment
12/01/01
Scott Weinberg
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eFilmCritic.com

No review available.

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10/06/05
Emanuel Levy
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EmanuelLevy.Com

Some energetic performances from the cast may make this accessible to a wider audience.

Full Review Source: Empire Magazine | comment Comment
12/30/06
Empire Magazine

So ramshackle it's nearly enough to make you forget how tossed-together the 1976 Car Wash was.

Full Review Source: Entertainment Weekly | comment Comment
11/21/01
Owen Gleiberman
Owen Gleiberman
Entertainment Weekly
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The Wash is Santo & Johnny through a swamp of mounting disinterest.

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06/03/02
Walter Chaw
Walter Chaw
Film Freak Central

Manages to rock pretty steady, largely due to the efforts of its huge cast, sprinkled with some real and promising talent.

Full Review Source: Film Journal International | comment Comment
12/09/01
David Noh
David Noh
Film Journal International
 
 
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