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.
The Wood has generally received positive reviews.
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The Wood was released in 1999 and has generally received positive reviews.
Online reviewers have written 305 reviews, giving The Wood (1999) an average rating of 72%.
Overall, cinema-goers prefer the movie, giving it an average score of 92%, compared to film critics, who gave it a lower average score of 63%. Amateur reviewers were more impressed with The Wood than critics were.
With a score of 72%, The Wood is above the average Cinafilm score for movies made in 1999, which stands at 59%.
Other movies from 1999 with similar scores include films like Arlington Road, The Thomas Crown Affair and The Boondock Saints.
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