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The Wood (1999) Movie Main Page Movie Overview   Movie Details   Showtimes & Tickets   DVD/Video Info   Trailers & Clips   Cast and Credits   Awards & Nominations Reviews and Previews   Critics Reviews   User Reviews Photos   Premiere Photos   Movie Stills Community   Message Board Shopping   Buy the DVD/Video Other Resources   Web Sites Email this page to a friend   Production Photos: View Production Photos from The Wood (1999) The Critics: B- 5 reviews Start Rating Movies Now! Sign In or sign up Yahoo! Users: B+ 1276 ratings 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. Genres: Comedy, Drama and Romance Running Time: 1 hr. 47 min. Release Date: July 16, 1999 Nationwide MPAA Rating: R for strong language and some strong sexuality. Distributors: Paramount Pictures U.S. Box Office: $25,047,631 See Full Details Cast and Credits Starring: Elayn Taylor, Omar Epps, Richard T. Jones, Sean Nelson, Duane Finley Directed by: Rick Famuyiwa Produced by: Van Toffler, Albert Berger, Ron Yerxa See Full Cast and Credits Critical Consensus Critics Reviews Average Grade:   B-    culturevulture.net, "...there is substance given to the characters' lives." more... B- Nitrate Online, Cynthia Fuchs "...involves basic boy-bonding." more... C+ Orlando Weekly, Philip Booth "...a coming-of-age tale that's only occasionally too sweet." more... B- ReelViews, James Berardinelli "...a pleasant but relatively inconsequential movie..." more... B- More Critics Reviews... Sponsored Links (What's This?)