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starstarstarstar Kevin Thomas - LA Times
starstarstar Tom Keogh - Film.com
starstarstar Stephen Holden - NY Times
starstarstar Roger Ebert - Chicago Sun-Times
starstarstar Margaret McGurk - Cincinnati Enquirer
starstarstar Lisa Schwarzbaum - EW
starstarstar Vanessa E. Jones - Boston Globe
starstarstar Michael O’Sullivan - Washington Post
starstarstar Mark Burger - Winston-Salem Journal
starstarstar Jonathan Foreman - NY Post
starstarstar John Hartl - Seattle Times
starstarstar James Berardinelli - ReelViews
starstar Maitland McDonagh - TV Guide
starstar Barbara Shulgasser - Chicago Tribune
starstar Jeff Millar - Houston Chronicle

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

- Kevin Thomas

To get your money’s worth, you'll need to bring to the theater an extensive appreciation for entry-level humor and a long attention span for booty jokes

- Jeff Millar

The Wood

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Three friends reminisce about growing up in Inglewood, California while one is having doubts about going through with his wedding that afternoon. Taye Diggs, Omar Epps, Richard T. Jones, Sean Nelson, Trent Cameron, Duane Finley, Malinda Williams, Patricia Belcher. Director: Rick Famuyiwa (1999, R)

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