November 3, 2007
A funny movie. I love the Wilson brothers. They make a great team. I laughed my butt off from this movie.
Eddie Griffin, Eva Mendes, Harry Dean Stanton
A good-hearted ex-con goes straight and gets a job in a retirement hotel, where a trio of retired residents help him win back his girl and battle the hotel corruption led by the head nurse.
DVD Release Date: October 30, 2007
Stats: 749 reviews
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September 16, 2007I was UNlucky enough to catch this pile of dreck in a small, independant theatre. Easily one of the years worst films!
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July 4, 2007This was Luke Wilson's directing debut and he does a decent job. My expectations were low going into it but I enjoy the Wilson bros' sense of humor and there were some cameos from great actors (not including Mendes who is way more suited to be a model than an actress). Pretty f...( read more)
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July 12, 2007You know, I REALLY wanted to like this movie, but just couldn't. The acting is fair and the story just doesn't cut it. For a film having Luke Wilson, Owen Wilson, Will Ferrell, and Eva Mendes, I expected a lot more.
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September 24, 2009Don't get me wrong, I liked Wendell and the film, but this film had some serious commitment issues, both on screen and off. I think maybe the film was a little over zealous with being a feel-good comedy, that it forget to be a funny one, and settled for a less atracting Romantic-...( read more)
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August 20, 2009it's a great movie.. i like the role of Luke but I think Owen is the Greatest.
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August 14, 2009This movie had 3 elements to be good: a strong cast, original presentation and an interesting story. Unfortunately, it also possessed a fourth element -- crapium.
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June 6, 2009One of the dumbest movies I've seen. There really was no point and it's like they were trying too hard.
Critic Reviews
May 18, 2007
Claudia Puig, USA Today
May 18, 2007
Kurt Loder, MTV
This is a faux feel-good movie, and its hipster insincerity and rote sentimentalism are a dispiriting mix. full review
May 14, 2007
David Edelstein, New York Magazine
The Wilsons can't even tell a been-there-done-that story of a con artist who gets his comeuppance without calling it The Wendell Baker Story, as if the character belongs, by virtue of his Wilsonian pe... full review
May 14, 2007
Anthony Lane, The New Yorker
The Wilsons' venture was shot in Austin, the global center of slackerology, and has barely summoned the energy to leave the place. full review
May 14, 2007
Nick Schager, Slant Magazine
If its nostalgia is a bit creaky, it's nonetheless also delivered with great heart. full review
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July 9, 2007this movie loox good i just wanna c it cuz like the wilson bros are in it and so is will ferrell
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