I haven't seen this many old coots getting up to no good since Cocoon.

| Original Score: 4/10 | Aug 28, 2008

Wilson bros' uneven comedy has dark undertones.

| Original Score: 2/5 | Oct 22, 2007

just a shaggy dog story dressed up in cowboy boots and a cool belt.

| Original Score: C | Jul 14, 2007

| Original Score: 2/4 | Jul 14, 2007

Given Luke Wilson's affability, it's also irresistibly charming. You may not buy the film's plot, but you'll invest in him as a man whose heart is always in the right place.

| Original Score: 3/4 | Jun 8, 2007

This isn't anything to write home about, but is pleasant enough. I

| Original Score: 2.2/4 | Jun 2, 2007

There's a reason this film sat on the shelf for over two years, it's wildly uneven in spots, but there's also moments where you can see that there's a good idea and film trying to get out.

| Original Score: C | May 21, 2007

I think it's one of the worst movies of the year. I think it's one of the worst movies I've ever seen.

Full Review | May 21, 2007

Here's something satisfying: '70s-cinema fetishism with the courage of its convictions.

| Original Score: 4/6 | May 19, 2007

That they've assembled a first-rate cast made up of veteran character actors and contemporary comedy stars to pursue this agenda makes The Wendell Baker Story all the more effective.

Full Review | Original Score: 3/4 | May 19, 2007

I hate to sound like a disappointed parent, but I expected more from Luke Wilson.

| Original Score: 1.5/5 | May 18, 2007

Though the first Wilson brothers' effort, Bottle Rocket, is far superior, the trio of brothers working together creates a light and enjoyable comic romp.

Full Review | Original Score: 2.5/4 | May 18, 2007

Despite a terribly conceived coda, Luke and his brothers have mostly succeeded, thanks in large part to sharp dialogue, a solid vintage soundtrack and some great older actors from the heyday of American cinema.

| Original Score: 2.5/4 | May 18, 2007

Wendell Baker isn't perfect. The slacker humor grows cloying at times. Still, there's an undeniable charm to the Texas tale as it celebrates nonconformity and redemption.

Full Review | Original Score: 3/4 | May 18, 2007

Though the Wilsons are no threat to the Coens as filmmakers, The Wendell Baker Story is still a pleasingly human-scaled alternative to the big, soulless Hollywood blockbusters.

Full Review | Original Score: 2.5/4 | May 18, 2007

A shiny shell of a movie, TWBS is pretty to look at, and occasionally fun to watch. But ultimately, it's an exercise in futility -- for the participants, who can do so much more, and the audience, which deserves so much better.

| Original Score: 2/4 | May 18, 2007

As much as it looks like an enjoyable project to work on and a blast for all involved, the feeling you get watching The Wendell Baker Story is that you probably had to be there.

| Original Score: 2.5/5 | May 18, 2007

Wendell Baker doesn't particularly cotton to outsized ambitions. Check your expectations at the door, and you might enjoy yourself.

Full Review | Original Score: 2.5/4 | May 18, 2007

The movie undercuts whatever good graces it has generated with a feel-good ending that is just stunningly stupid. It's hard to be hip when your finale is so square.

| Original Score: D | May 18, 2007

Luke's script is both funny and poignant, but he and Andrew do the writing a disservice by failing to set up the onscreen delivery and stubbornly clinging to tacked-on scenarios that do nothing to further the plot.

| Original Score: 2.5/5 | May 18, 2007