Movie

The Wood

1999 · 106 min

A warm, nostalgic hangout with friends, full of gentle laughs and fond memories, easy to watch and quietly moving.

Tagline: From boyhood to manhood, you can always count on your best friends.
Overview: 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.
How it feels: Warm, earnest, light and melancholic. Measured and easy to follow.
About: Friendship, coming-of-age, love, memory
Content: Mild violence, sexual content and language. No gore.
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Tone: warmstrength 3 of 3
earneststrength 2 of 3
lightstrength 2 of 3
melancholicstrength 1 of 3
Pacing: measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: easy-watch, 2 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: friendship
coming-of-age
love
memory
family
Places: big city
suburbs
Era: contemporary
Audience: teen
Form: nonlinear
ensemble
Content intensity: Gore none
Language mild
Violence mild
Sex mild