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02/14/01
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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
Nice, but lacks the substance it needs to make us feel as good as it wants us to.
01/01/00
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06/13/02
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03/16/04
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01/10/03
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01/01/00
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03/24/02
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.
06/05/02
The growing-up stuff is kind of wonderful.
01/01/00
Top CriticAwkward performances, unsure directing flaw The Wood.
01/01/00
A charmer, a heartfelt memoir full of the buoyant good spirits and free-wheeling fun that, say, American Pie never had.
10/15/02
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01/01/00
Funny, awkward, or poignant!
01/01/00
With tender storytelling instincts and a keen ear for teenspeak, Famuyiwa flaunts a knack for feel-good comedy.
01/01/00
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05/26/06
The Wood is a sporadically funny buddy movie.
01/01/00
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02/14/01
It's about time someone made a movie with black male characters who are believable and funny without being buffoonish.
01/01/00
It's got heart and it's much smarter and funnier than you'd be led to believe.
01/01/00
The Wood paints a fair picture of growing up black, bright and, of all things, without sullen malice or uncorrectable misogyny.
01/01/00
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