Fresh
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.
Bruce Westbrook, Houston Chronicle
The Wendell Baker Story
Why not call him a hero?
2005 · 1h 39m · PG-13
Comedy, Drama, Romance
Directed by
Luke Wilson
,
Andrew Wilson
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The Wendell Baker Story
Overview
Luke Wilson plays a good-hearted ex-con who gets a job in a retirement hotel. Three elderly residents help him win back his girlfriend as he lends them a hand in fighting hotel corruption.
Director and cast
- Luke Wilson Director
- Andrew Wilson Director
- Luke Wilson as Wendell Baker
- Eva Mendes as Doreen
- Jacob Vargas as Reyes Morales
- Owen Wilson as Neil King
- Harry Dean Stanton as Skip Summers
- Kris Kristofferson as L.R. Nasher
- Seymour Cassel as Boyd Fullbright
- Eddie Griffin as McTeague
- Will Ferrell as Dave
- Angela Alvarado as Irma
Critics on Rotten Tomatoes
Top critics, in their words
40%
Tomatometer
Rotten
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.
Richard Roeper, Ebert & Roeper
Fresh
Here's something satisfying: '70s-cinema fetishism with the courage of its convictions.
Mark Holcomb, Time Out New York
Fresh
Though the first Wilson brothers' effort, Bottle Rocket, is far superior, the trio of brothers working together creates a light and enjoyable comic romp.
Claudia Puig, USA Today
Fresh
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.
Lisa Rose, Newark Star-Ledger
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