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  • 2010
  • TV-MA
  • Factory 25
  • 1 h 16 m
  • 2010
  • TV-MA
  • Factory 25
  • 1 h 16 m
Wah Do Dem

Summary In Wah Do Dem, young Brooklyn musician Max decides to go on a Caribbean cruise alone when his girlfriend Willow dumps him cold two days before the trip. Once in Jamaica, Max quickly escapes the tourist zone for more "authentic" surroundings and in the process is robbed of his possessions and is stranded, and literally misses the boat. As...

Directed By: Ben Chace, Sam Fleischner

Written By: Ben Chace, Sam Fleischner

  • 2010
  • TV-MA
  • Factory 25
  • 1 h 16 m
  • 2010
  • TV-MA
  • Factory 25
  • 1 h 16 m

Wah Do Dem

Metascore Mixed or Average Based on 8 Critic Reviews
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Summary In Wah Do Dem, young Brooklyn musician Max decides to go on a Caribbean cruise alone when his girlfriend Willow dumps him cold two days before the trip. Once in Jamaica, Max quickly escapes the tourist zone for more "authentic" surroundings and in the process is robbed of his possessions and is stranded, and literally misses the boat. As...

Directed By: Ben Chace, Sam Fleischner

Written By: Ben Chace, Sam Fleischner

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Mixed or Average Based on 8 Critic Reviews
54
38% Positive
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63% Mixed
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63% Mixed
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70
Slight but winning and often funny, the scrappy Amerindie Wah Do Dem is a fish-out-of-water comedy driven by Sean "Bones" Sullivan's offbeat performance.
By Rob Nelson FULL REVIEW
70
As a depiction of youthful resilience, the film works, but Max's trials and tribulations might have had more dramatic impact with a trained actor in the role.
By Sheri Linden FULL REVIEW
63
Musician Bones is believable as the luckless tourist in lime-green shades, and the musical soundtrack, including songs by Bones, is infectious.
By V.A. Musetto FULL REVIEW
60
Though the mumblecore esthetic is familiar and the movie's ultimate impact slight, the filmmakers do find a fresh and modestly amusing twist by tossing their hipster out of his natural habitat.
By Elizabeth Weitzman FULL REVIEW
60
Horizons are expanded and exoticism explored in Wah Do Dem, a shaggy road movie about relinquishing your comforts to find your bliss.
By Jeannette Catsoulis FULL REVIEW
40
Methinks we're meant to actually feel sorry for this overprivileged twerp in neon sunglasses.
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Wah Do Dem simply mopes along before aimlessly stumbling to a halt.
By David Fear FULL REVIEW

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Production Company How follows what, Wah Do Dem
Release Date Jun 18, 2010
Duration 1 h 16 m
Rating TV-MA
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Awards

Los Angeles Film Festival
• 1 Win & 1 Nomination

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