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01/01/00
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.
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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05/26/06
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01/26/06
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12/06/05
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07/21/05
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03/16/04
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05/20/03
Choppy coming-of-age story.
04/25/03
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01/10/03
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12/18/02
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.
12/08/02
Never delves much deeper into the three friends' psychology than a sitcom pilot would, though the cast try their best.
12/02/02
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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09/10/02
A well-intentioned exercise in humanism... but as art or a successful narrative, the movie is ultimately empty.
08/26/02
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06/13/02
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
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03/24/02
Top CriticThree middle-class African-American men yearn to stay forever young as they struggle with their relationships with women.
03/03/02
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02/14/01
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