Rotten
Choppy coming-of-age story.
Liam Lacey, Globe and Mail
The Wood
From boyhood to manhood, you can always count on your best friends.
1999 · 1h 46m · R
Comedy, Drama, Romance
Directed by
Rick Famuyiwa
Overview
In the panicky, uncertain hours before his wedding, a groom with prenuptial jitters and his two best friends reminisce about growing up together in the middle-class African-American neighborhood of Inglewood, California. Flashing back to the twenty-something trio's childhood exploits, the memories capture the mood and nostalgia of the '80s era.
Director and cast
Critics on Rotten Tomatoes
Top critics, in their words
61%
Tomatometer
Fresh
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, Los Angeles Times
Fresh
The growing-up stuff is kind of wonderful.
Roger Ebert, Chicago Sun-Times
Rotten
Artificial, tension-free.
Jonathan Foreman, New York Post
Fresh
Famuyiwa has kicked up fertile new storytelling territory for black filmmakers.
Lisa Schwarzbaum, Entertainment Weekly
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