The Wendell Baker Story

Boring!I hate this movie it is owen wilson\\'s worst movie! so yah go watch drillbit taylor it is way better!... Full review

no trying to change the world - just a good movie. entertains,tells a good story, the cast is amusing, the owens\\'s brothers have whatever it takes to make just about any movie turn in to something worth watching - love it... Full review

I got this movie on DVD a couple of months ago. I think that if there had been a little more publicity for it, it would have done much better. However, I understand that Independent/Low Budget films don\\'t get all the... Full review

This film is about an ex-conman running a retirement home. He finds conscience and helps the deprived elderly there.Since it stars Luke Wilson, Owen Wilson and Will Ferrell, I thought "The Wendell Baker Story" would be entertaining. However, I was... Full review

If you don't find this movie funny, or don't like the music that the Wilson brothers used...nobody is forcing you to watch it. It's that simple...but obviously not simple enough for some people. If all you do is watch a... Full review

Simple. That is an appropriate summary of "The Wendell Baker Story." It was written and directed by Luke Wilson, who also plays the title role. And, it comes across more as a simple story and vanity project than it does... Full review

The Wilson Brothers- Owen and Luke star in this film which is basically nothing with nothing.Luke, as the corrupt individual bilking Medicare patients, is totally unconvincing here as well as out-of-character. He still appears that he can be taken to... Full review

So, your misunderstanding bad reviews don\\'t suprise me. It captures the laid back feel of the old time south with the bad assness of a modern day cowboy with a heart of gold and the common sense of copper. The acting... Full review

This movie wasn\\'t boring, just not highly entertaining. Some parts moved slow, some were interesting. It wasn\\'t put together well, kind of choppy. I felt Owen Wilson and Andrew Wilson should of switched roles. Either way they are both more talented... Full review

Most people know Owen Wilson. Many people know Luke Wilson. Few people are probably familiar with Andrew Wilson. He's the hand with the BB in it in The Royal Tenenbaums. He pops up from time to time in Anderson movies... Full review

Made in 2005, the wry, gentle comedy The Wendell Baker Story finally makes its way to our shores as a direct to DVD release.....For first-timers, the direction is excellent....Also on the bill is the very funny Jacob Vargas, and surprisingly textured love interest Eva Mendes..... ... Full Review

In The Wendell Baker Story , our title character, played by Luke Wilson, quips that "it takes a certain strength of character to endure the occasional failure. The movie is pleasant enough to watch, thanks to the workmanlike cinematography of Steve Mason, but it sputters under the weight of a screenplay with precious few laughs. ... Full Review

The Wendell Baker Story," a collaboration between Luke, Owen and big brother Andrew Wilson, should have been great. Writer and co-director Luke also plays our titular hero, a dreamer still looking for his true calling. ... Full Review

There are some silly-funny moments in this otherwise unremarkable but entertaining movie.....Luke Wilson, along with his lesser-known brother Andrew wrote and directed this uneven farcical tale, set in their native Texas.....There are Wilson brothers aplenty associated with the darkly funny Wendell Baker Story ..... ... Full Review

Neil, who distrusts his second-in-command (Eddie Griffin, tolerable for once), tries to enlist Wendell in his scam, but the latter's a changed man. May 18, 2007 SLIGHT but consistently entertaining, "The Wendell Baker Story," which was shot four years ago, is an engaging homage to '70s comedies and stars Luke and Owen Wilson. ... Full Review

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Sadly, it's been confirmed. Santa Monica, Calif. police logs, posted on the department's Web site , show that the blotter notation for the EMS call to Owen Wilson's residence reads "attempt suicide"." ... Full Article

A quirky, character-driven throwback to all those lovable, yet meandering '70s flicks, The Wendell Baker Story arrives at a time when people are itching for a large, big-budgeted special effects spectacular. ... Full Article

Studio/Running Time: MHF Zweite Academy, 95 mins. "If you're gonna con the con man, you're liable to get burned." -Jeff Healey "Confidence Man" Luke Wilson is a busy man. ... Full Article

In his return to writing and as director, Luke Wilson plays a good-hearted ex-con named Wendell Baker whose latest scam lands him in jail and alienates him from his longtime girlfriend Doreen (Eva Mendes), best friend Reyes (Jacob Vargas) and... ... Full Article

In this family project-youngest Luke writes, directs and stars; oldest Andrew co-directs; and middle-child Owen plays the villain-the Wilson brothers return to the handmade filmmaking of Bottle Rocket . ... Full Article