The Wood

Name: The Wood
Genre: Drama, Comedy, Romance
Released: July 16, 1999
Duration: 106 min
Rating: 52

1999

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Paramount Pictures | Release Date: July 16, 1999 | R

Summary: Three young men at a wedding remember their experience growing up together in the 1980's in Inglewood, CA.

Director: Rick Famuyiwa

Genre(s): Drama, Comedy, Romance

Rating: R

Runtime: 106 min

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Kevin Thomas

An across-the-board delight featuring a spot-on ensemble cast that treats the most awkward and embarrassing moments in the rites of passage with affectionate hilarity. Read full review

Wesley Morris

Exists as a seldom represented American time capsule, and it's all good. Read full review

Lisa Schwarzbaum

A genial story of friendship among three young African-American men that gets far on charm even when the cinema technique falters and stalls. Read full review

James Berardinelli

A pleasant but relatively inconsequential movie. Read full review

Paul Malcolm

What feels genuine in the film -- mother-son bonds, the wedding party -- is surrounded by overdetermined and formulaic scenes lifted from other films. Read full review

Bob Graham

The picture, directed by Rick Famuyiwa, becomes a juggling act, contrasting the efforts of the three grown-up buddies to get to a wedding on time, with flashbacks of their youth. Read full review

Nathan Rabin

A mess, a poorly paced, poorly structured, lukewarm comedy-drama that fails even to capitalize on the cheap nostalgia inherent in its plot. Read full review

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