The Wendell Baker Story

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

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

I saw the Wendell Baker Story last weekend at the Vail film festival and thought it was a charming, funny, truly enjoyable movie. It was very different from Luke Wilson's work with Owen Wilson & Wes Anderson, but in a... Full review

I just saw The Wendell Baker Story at what is its third screening, at the Virginia Film Festival in Charlottesville. Although, as stated in the prior comment, this movie will be no cult nor mainstream classic, it is highly entertaining.... Full review

The Wendell Baker Story will never be listed as movie classic. It will not score at acting awards, and it does have a profound message. That said, it manages to entertain, make us laugh and smile, and provide through enjoyment... Full review

I love the Wilsons as much or more than anyone, but it doesn't look like any of them tried too hard on this film to make it work. I just saw the world premiere at the Paramount and the crowd... Full review

The fake ID scam lands Wendell in the slammer, where, relieved of real-world responsibility, he's free to do what he wants with his time. He begins the movie with the girl of his dreams, Doreen (Eva Mendes), a knockout beauty who'd gladly spend the rest of her days with him if only Wendell could bring himself to say the "L word. ... Full Review

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. Three plots into the story, it's hard to keep invested in Wendell's problems. ... Full Review

Wendell Baker, unfortunately we hardly knew ye after the first twenty minutes. Doreen eventually gets the message and stops going to see him, but then Wendell wises up and gets himself paroled so that he can win her back. ... Full Review

Wendell's choice of occupation finally lands him in prison where - apparently due to his easy charm - he's able to squeak by playing football and bring solidarity to the inmates. But the real problem with the film may be the casting of Wendell himself. ... Full Review

The Wendell Baker Story is merely an unformed mess, badly in need of editing, that lazily strives to get by on its ensembles charm, and occasionally succeeds at doing so. The combination of that limber tone and gentle shots of the sun drenched Texas scenery renders the film all the more apt for the Wilson touch. ... Full Review

Photo By John Anderson Not after last night's premiere of The Wendell Baker Story , the brothers' genial comedy more or less about a fast-talking parolee hired at a retirement "hotel." ... 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

Everyone is familiar by now with the talents of the Wilson family.Owen is in nearly every other comedy that hits the box office, and co-wrote the fantastic Rushmore , Bottle Rocket and The Royal Tenenbaums with Wes Anderson . ... Full Article

ith a title font loosely modeled on that of The Marshall Tucker Band, The Wendell Baker Story shoots for a '70s Southern rock groove, mixing screwy humor, cheesily earnest romance, and anti-hero worship by way of the shaggy-dog tale of... ... Full Article

Has ironic detachment become the new sincerity? It would be easy to call The Wendell Baker Story the scrappy, quirky tale of an outlaw-dude con man, only that description leaves out its key selling point: The entire movie comes at... ... Full Article