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Wash, The
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Overwhelming dislike
Based on 15 critic reviews
How did we calculate this?
Based on 7 votes
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Movie Info
Genre(s): Comedy
Written by: D.J. Pooh
Directed by: D.J. Pooh
Release Date:
Theatrical: November 14, 2001
DVD: March 12, 2002
Running Time: 95 minutes, Color
Origin: USA
Summary
RATING: R for pervasive language, drug use, some sexuality and violence
Starring Dr. Dre, Snoop Doggy Dogg, George Wallace, Angell Conwell, Shaquille O'Neal, and D.J. Pooh
In this comedy set against the backdrop of a busy carwash, Dr. Dre and Snoop star as a pair of mismatched roommates. (Lions Gate Films)
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What The Critics Said
All critic scores are converted to a 100-point scale. If a critic does not indicate a score, we assign a score based on the general impression given by the text of the review. Learn more...
Boston Globe Jonathan Perry
This real-life alliance is part of what makes the slice-of-life comedy The Wash work as well as it does, despite a somewhat skimpy though often crassly amusing script written by the film's director, D.J. Pooh.
USA Today Andy Seiler
Good spirits are worth something, and the movie has them, as well as scattershot chuckles.
The New York Times A.O. Scott
Isn't much of a movie (it'll play much better on the small screen), but the likable chemistry between Dre and Snoop counts for a lot.
Read Full Review >New York Daily News Elizabeth Weitzman
Commits the cardinal sin of moviemaking: It leaves you bored.
Read Full Review >Entertainment Weekly Owen Gleiberman
This rusty jalopy of a movie, which is so ramshackle it's nearly enough to make you forget how tossed-together the 1976 ''Car Wash'' was.
Read Full Review >New Times (L.A.) Luke Y. Thompson
If it had anything that even approached the vaguest vicinity of a plot, The Wash might be a cool diversion for a Saturday afternoon at the mall.
Read Full Review >San Francisco Chronicle Carla Meyer
The picture itself seems stoned. Line readings and whole scenes are abandoned midstream, as if Pooh lacked the attention span to see his ideas through.
Read Full Review >Washington Post Michael O'Sullivan
The story here is just not particularly amusing.
Read Full Review >Los Angeles Times Gene Seymour
A knucklehead operation, all glands and attitude with no heart or brains.
Read Full Review >TV Guide Maitland McDonagh
The pacing is slack, the comedy has an oddly sour tone and frankly, no matter how hard the script tries to paint Sean as a petty martinet with a stick up his butt, it's hard not to sympathize with him.
Read Full Review >Austin Chronicle Russell Smith
Next time, Pooh, why not do the work it takes and give your drowsy-eyed meal tickets some of the (as it were) good shit?
Read Full Review >Washington Post David Segal
There's precious little to listen to, laugh at or ogle in The Wash, a sudsy slog that gets sidetracked by, of all things, a plot.
Read Full Review >Variety Joe Leydon
A sloppy and shoddy piece of work, filled with just about every cliche and caricature common to low-budget, low-brow comedies with predominantly African-American casts.
Read Full Review >LA Weekly Ernest Hardy
What the film suffers from most, though, are its own low aspirations: stroking the libidos and funny bones of brain-dead 12-year-old boys immersed in the shallow end of hip-hop.
Read Full Review >What Our Users Said
The average user rating for this movie is 6.5 (out of 10) based on 7 User Votes
Note: User votes are NOT included in the Metascore calculation.
Gregg P. gave it a 10:
This film is all round class. You have to be in the rap thing to enjoy this film thow. One of the best films i have seen in a while.
Sean P. gave it a 9:
OK, maybe it doesn't deserve a 9, but somebody has to give this movie some love. I am a huge snoop and dre fan, and this movie delivered exactly what you would expect... a great soundtrack, cameos by every rapper out there, and snoop smokin like he does, havin money, and really not lovin hos. Don't rent this movie if you are looking for an academy award winner, but check it out if you are in the mood to watch Friday for the 100th time, but want to try something different.
Bill R. gave it a 3:
I am one of the biggest Snoop Dogg fans and so I had high expectations, especially after Bones. I also hoped it would be as funny as Friday, but unfortunately, it just wasn't that funny. The jokes came every 5 minutes or so instead of every minute like with Next Friday. Maybe it's lacking a comedian, although I would classify Snoop as the funniest rapper alive, more so than Dolemite. Wait for the video if you really want to watch it.
