| The Wood Review |
| by Greg King |
| THE WOOD (M).
(MTV/Paramount/UIP)
Director: Rick Famuyiwa
Stars: Taye Diggs, Omar Epps, Richard T Jones, Sean nelson, Duane Finley,
Trent Cameron, Malinda
Williams, De'Aundre Bonds, Sanna Lathan Tamala Jones
Running time: 109 minutes.
This dull,...more |
| The Wood Review |
| by Ross Anthony |
| Less than brilliantly recorded in audio and visuals, this film's spirit and
charm overwhelmingly eclipse technical pops and sputters. Often lower
quality production is coupled with lower quality performance. This is
absolutely not the case with "The...more |
| The Wood Review |
| by Akiva Gottlieb |
| rated R
Paramount/MTV Films
107 minutes
starring Omar Epps, Sean Nelson, Taye Diggs, Trent Cameron, Richard T.
Jones, Duane Finley, Malinda Williams, De'aundre Bonds, Cynthia
Martells, Lisaraye, Tamala Jones
based on a story by Rick Famuyima and Todd...more |
| The Wood Review |
| by Frankie Paiva |
| To begin with, I certainly felt out of place sitting in the audience at The
Wood, a movie that not only is good, but will pleasantly surprise you. Not only
is there not one Caucasian cast member, (not even in a cameo) I was also part
of the minority of...more |
| The Wood Review |
| by Eugene Novikov |
| Films featuring adults reminiscing about times and friends they had when
they were kids have the potential to be tremendously effective. When
done right, they can be sad (Stand By Me had me in tears), funny,
nostalgic and just plain terrific. But as is...more |
| The Wood Review |
| by Susan Granger |
| Susan Granger's review of "THE WOOD" (Paramount Pictures)
"The Wood" refers to Inglewood, California, where three
friends reminisce about their 13-year friendship on the day when one
is about to get married. The story opens as Omar Epps...more |
| The Wood Review |
| by Dustin Putman |
| Directed by Rick Famuyiwa.
Cast: Sean Nelson, Omar Epps, Richard T. Jones, Taye Diggs, Duane Finley,
Trent Cameron, Malinda Williams, Lisaraye, Tamala Jones, Telma Hopkins.
1999 - 106 minutes.
Rated R (for profanity, a mild sex scene, and brief...more |
| The Wood Review |
| by Bob Bloom |
| Sent to find him and bring him to his senses are his oldest friends, Mike
(Omar Epps) and Slim (Richard T. Jones). The pair find Roland drunk at the
home of an old girlfriend. more |
| The Wood Review |
| by Michael Dequina |
| So-called "urban" films almost always tend to be consigned to a box
office ghetto of their own, rarely connecting beyond its target
African-American audiences, even if the film has cross-demographic
appeal. Even with the promotional muscle of MTV...more |
| The Wood Review |
| by Christopher Null |
| THE WOOD
A film review by Christopher Null
Copyright 1999 Christopher Null
filmcritic.com more |
| The Wood Review |
| by Harvey S. Karten |
| Reviewed by Harvey Karten, Ph.D.
Paramount Pictures
Director: Rick Famuyiwa
Writer: Rick Famuyiwa, Todd Boyd
Cast: Taye Diggs, Omar Epps, Richard T. Jones, Sean
Nelson, Malinda Williams, De'Aundre Bonds, Duane Finley,
Trent Cameron more |
