Wah Do Dem (2010)

72% of critics liked it
(18 reviews)
56% of users liked it
(239 ratings)

Young Brooklyn musician Max decides to go on a Caribbean cruise alone when his girlfriend Willow dumps him cold two days before the trip. Once in Jamaica, Max quickly escapes the tourist zone for more "authentic" surroundings and in the process is robbed of his possessions and is stranded, and… More Young Brooklyn musician Max decides to go on a Caribbean cruise alone when his girlfriend Willow dumps him cold two days before the trip. Once in Jamaica, Max quickly escapes the tourist zone for more "authentic" surroundings and in the process is robbed of his possessions and is stranded, and literally misses the boat. As Max sets out for the American Embassy in Kingston on foot, Jamaica is waiting to meet him with unexpected and extraordinary encounters, including a full-moon celebration with the legendary reggae group The Congos, and a dreamy stay with a Rasta prophet.

Rating, Runtime: Unrated, 1 hr. 16 min.
Directed By: Ben Chace, Sam Fleischner
Written By: Ben Chace, Sam Fleischner
Genres: Drama, Action & Adventure, Comedy

In Theaters: Jun 18, 2010 Wide
On DVD: Oct 26, 2010
Studio: IFC Films

Critic Reviews

, New York Daily News
Though the mumblecore esthetic is familiar and the movie's ultimate impact slight, the filmmakers do find a fresh and modestly amusing twist by tossing their hipster out of his natural habitat.
Jeannette Catsoulis, New York Times
Explores the limits of cultural isolation with ramshackle avidity.
Aaron Hillis, Village Voice
Methinks we're meant to actually feel sorry for this overprivileged twerp in neon sunglasses.
Sheri Linden, Hollywood Reporter
The immediacy of the filmmaking helps to fill the void, and Bones' unaffected performance has its moments.
Rob Nelson, Variety
Slight but winning and often funny, the scrappy Amerindie Wah Do Dem is a fish-out-of-water comedy driven by Sean "Bones" Sullivan's offbeat performance.
V.A. Musetto, New York Post
Slight but satisfying.
Derek Malcolm, This is London
It's impossible not to like this small-budget road movie...
Rich Cline, Shadows on the Wall
This scruffy and offhanded comedy-drama has a certain realistic charm that keeps us smiling all the way trough. It's a cleverly made film with a story that continually moves forward, taking us on an enjoyable series of adventures.
Matthew Turner, ViewLondon
Impressively directed and nicely observed, this is a scruffily charming indie drama with an engaging central performance from Sean Bones.
David Edwards, Daily Mirror [UK]
Made for a mere $75,000, the film's a wry portrait of an American out of his environment and out of his depth...
Peter Bradshaw, Guardian [UK]
An unusual American indie, not without interest but strangely passionless and forgettable.
Anton Bitel, Film4
In this slacker road movie, myth and politics are packaged as an engagingly chilled-out series of culture-clash misadventures.
Avi Offer, NYC Movie Guru
Has breathtaking scenery, but it's a lazy, meandering and unimaginative adventure with a poorly developed, frustratingly naïve and dull protagonist.
Kam Williams, NewsBlaze
Wah do dem? 'Dem a loot, dem a shoot, dem a wail!' in shanty towns as the late Desmond Dekker might say, since the harder they come, they harder they apparently still fall.
David Fear, Time Out New York
Like its hapless hero, Wah Do Dem simply mopes along before aimlessly stumbling to a halt.
Joseph Jon Lanthier, Slant Magazine
Wah Do Dem is a brief, peripatetic love letter to Jamaican tropes scrawled on hemp stationary.

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