Near the Texas-Mexico border, Wendell Baker has a few things going for him: his genial nature and optimism and the love of Doreen. His troubles? He dances around telling her that he loves her, and his idea of work is illegal. He's arrested, imprisoned, and she puts him behind her when she realizes that even prison is just a good excuse for him to play football with the guys. When he is paroled, it's to a job in the "hotel industry" at a board and care home for seniors, where ... (Full plot summary below)
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Near the Texas-Mexico border, Wendell Baker has a few things going for him: his genial nature and optimism and the love of Doreen. His troubles? He dances around telling her that he loves her, and his idea of work is illegal. He's arrested, imprisoned, and she puts him behind her when she realizes that even prison is just a good excuse for him to play football with the guys. When he is paroled, it's to a job in the "hotel industry" at a board and care home for seniors, where the head nurse is running a scam. Three of the residents respond to Wendell's good heart. Can they expose the scam and help Wendell win back Doreen?
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| ColeSmithey.comCole SmitheyIt's evident by the incremental narrative skids that come with the passing of each of its three acts that Luke Wilson started out with an energized idea that he simply couldn't sustain. |
| CompuserveHarvey S. KartenLuke Wilson makes the case that he can act just as cool and laid-back as his brother Owen. |
| One Guy's OpinionFrank SwietekA shambling, episodic movie that, in the end, just droops along to nowhere. |
| VarietyJoe LeydonA loose-knit, character-driven comedy that percolates with good-vibe amusement, often earning industrial-strength guffaws with sneaky one-liners and tossed-off non-sequiturs. |
| Houston ChronicleBruce WestbrookGiven 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. |
| Ebert & RoeperRichard RoeperI think it's one of the worst movies of the year. I think it's one of the worst movies I've ever seen. |
| Murphy's Movie ReviewsTed Murphyjust a shaggy dog story dressed up in cowboy boots and a cool belt. |
| Village VoiceJ. HobermanA sweet, dumb pup of a movie, not unlike its eponymous hero, The Wendell Baker Story frisks along sniffing the sidewalk. |
| Entertainment WeeklyOwen GleibermanFeels like an attempt to rebottle the postmodern fizz of Wes Anderson's "Bottle Rocket." I wish instead they'd put a stopper in it. |
| NewsdayJohn AndersonThe Wendell Baker Story, although good-natured, tries too hard to replicate the squirreliness of a Wes Anderson film, while declining to partake of its sadness and irony. |
