Mr. Woodcock

Name: Mr. Woodcock
Genre: Sport, Comedy
Released: September 14, 2007
Duration: 87 min
Rating: 41
Cast: Billy Bob Thornton, Seann William Scott, Susan Sarandon

2007

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New Line Cinema | Release Date: September 14, 2007 | PG-13

Starring: Billy Bob Thornton, Seann William Scott, Susan Sarandon

Summary: John Farley is a self-help author who returns to his hometown only to discover that his mother has fallen in love with his old high school nemesis, Mr. Woodcock. The gruff, no-nonsense gym teacher put John through years of mental and physical humiliation. Determined to prevent history from repeating itself, John sets out to stop his motherJohn Farley is a self-help author who returns to his hometown only to discover that his mother has fallen in love with his old high school nemesis, Mr. Woodcock. The gruff, no-nonsense gym teacher put John through years of mental and physical humiliation. Determined to prevent history from repeating itself, John sets out to stop his mother from marrying the man who made life miserable for him and his classmates. (New Line Cinema)
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Director: Craig Gillespie

Genre(s): Sport, Comedy

Rating: PG-13

Runtime: 87 min

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Roger Ebert

To laugh at parts of this film would indicate one has a streak of Woodcockism in oneself. But to gaze in stupefied fascination is perfectly understandable. That's what makes Thornton such a complex actor. Read full review

Marc Bernardin

Uninspired, sure, but sporadically, spasmodically funny. Read full review

Michael Sragow

Borders on poppycock. Read full review

Stephen Hunter

Mild pleasures are available in Mr. Woodcock. Read full review

Josh Rosenblatt

Unfortunately, Mr. Woodcock is funny for exactly five minutes, during which time Woodcock is shown throwing basketballs at boys’ heads and mocking them for having dead parents. Read full review

TV Guide Magazine Maitland McDonagh

It goes without saying that the humor is vulgar and juvenile. Read full review

Premiere Aaron Hillis

This one's been sitting on shelves for two years -- never good news -- and you can almost see the dollar signs in the cast's eyes. Read full review

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MichelleC.

Sep 14, 2007

Very funny. Stifler returns!!!!

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MikeG.

Jan 26, 2008

Great movie. it appears to me that comedy movies almost never get a good score here at metacritic. people take themselves too seriously.plot/situation creates jokes through the entire movie. absolutely is better than average.

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ValH.

Jan 30, 2008

Surprising movie with heart. Kinda reminds me of the high school days..Lots of food for thought tidbits sprinkled all over the movie, with some slapstick and insult comedy that can be hilarious at time, plus a moral story to boot in the end. i had some reservations before seeing this movie Surprising movie with heart. Kinda reminds me of the high school days..Lots of food for thought tidbits sprinkled all over the movie, with some slapstick and insult comedy that can be hilarious at time, plus a moral story to boot in the end. i had some reservations before seeing this movie due to the kinda raunchy title and poster.. but I was surprised to find that this movie does have "balls", no pun intended.… Expand

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THWest

Sep 14, 2007

There are a few laugh out loud moments, but it seemed that they were few and far between, and the majority of the jokes just fell flat. You could see how certain scenes/gags could be funny, but the delivery and timing were just way off. The movie is less than 90 minutes long, but it seemed There are a few laugh out loud moments, but it seemed that they were few and far between, and the majority of the jokes just fell flat. You could see how certain scenes/gags could be funny, but the delivery and timing were just way off. The movie is less than 90 minutes long, but it seemed to drag on forever. This was a waste of Thornton and Sarandon's talents. Even Stifler struggled to make me laugh.… Expand

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GerrickC.

Jan 22, 2008

Takes some steam to get "funny", and when it finally does get "funny" the "funny" really isn't that "funny."

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asylumspadez

Nov 26, 2011

It was actually rather boring through out and had very little funny parts. The acting was pretty generic and wasnt as good as I expected either. It was just another below average comedy.

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SIMONM.

Sep 14, 2007

Uuhhhh anyone see School for Scoundrels? yeah that wasn't funny either. Oh wait thats right the ONLY funny movie Billy Bob Thorton was ever in was Bad Santa and that movie is average as is. Save your money, thank god I had a free pass or I'd have been mad as hell.

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