November 3, 2007
A funny movie. I love the Wilson brothers. They make a great team. I laughed my butt off from this movie.
The Wendell Baker Story
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The Wendell Baker Story
Eddie Griffin, Eva Mendes, Harry Dean Stanton, Jacob Vargas, Kris Kristofferson
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.
Id: 10889489
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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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December 12, 2009Starts well, with an enjoyable first act which seems at first to be going somewhere. Unfortunately the script doesn't know what to do with itself and decides on a rambling, cliched "wacky old retirement home folk show the main character how to get his life back together" archetyp...( read 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.
