Mr. Woodcock

2007

Action / Comedy / Romance / Sport

31
Rotten Tomatoes Critics - Rotten 32% · 110 reviews
Rotten Tomatoes Audience - Spilled 32% · 100K ratings
IMDb Rating 5.2/10 10 37876 37.9K

sports overweight child teacher

Plot summary

Taken aback by his mother's wedding announcement, a young man returns home in an effort to stop her from marrying his old high school gym teacher, a man who made high school hell for generations of students.

Director

Craig Gillespie Photo
Craig Gillespie

Top cast

Billy Bob Thornton Photo
Billy Bob Thornton as Jasper Woodcock
Bryant Carroll Photo
Bryant Carroll as Tough Guy
Van Epperson Photo
Van Epperson as Carnie #2
Googy Gress Photo
Googy Gress as Earnest Man
720p.BluRay 1080p.BluRay
632.9 MB
1280*538
English 2.0
NR
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23.976 fps
1 hr 27 min
Seeds 5
1.32 GB
1904*800
English 2.0
NR
Subtitles us  
23.976 fps
1 hr 27 min
Seeds 4

Movie Reviews

Reviewed by eternalsea 6 / 10

Pretty solid comedy

Mr. Woodcock is the sort of film that I usually dread going to see, a sort of Meet The Parents rip off in the same vein as recent pictures like Relative Strangers and Guess Who. To be fair this movie betters both of those considerably, mainly due to the talented cast at the directors reach. Seann William Scott is great for the first time since American Pie, in a much more subtle role. I expected many things after seeing this young man back in 1999 and The Dukes of Hazzard and American Wedding weren't among them, so to see him hit the comic notes perfectly again is quite refreshing. Thornton ever since heavy success with Bad Santa back in 2003 has been making a career of playing weirdos (usually mean ones) and as Woodcock he's a solid choice who digs up several strong laughs. Sarandon is a lot more cardboard and ultimately unmemorable in her role, you forget her character at times but I guess thats all the script wanted and shes a pretty good actress to snare for the part. The story is pretty strong and a really good idea for the most part, the whole idea should have nerds everywhere rejoicing and cringing in equal amounts. The comedy does feel slight when taken against the premise but at the same time it's never overly offensive or dumb. The script has ups and downs in terms of gags, but the overall feeling is pleasantly entertaining. I enjoyed this movie and probably would happily suggest you pick it up on DVD when it hits the Summer sales next year or indeed give it a rental on initial release.
Reviewed by dbborroughs 4 / 10

Some laughs in a one dimensional tale thats been done before

Self-help guru who hated his gym teacher goes home to find his mom engaged to said teacher, stilted merriment tries to ensue. The idea is sound the execution isn't. Woodcock, Billy Bob Thorton's gym teacher character is much too one dimensional to really work since he has one expression the whole time. Sean William Scott as the self help guru tries too hard to be wacky and falls on his face. Actually the script just doesn't work since its so obvious where its going. There are laughs and smiles despite of the lack of it all hanging together, and one "Whoa" nervous "oh crap he really got hurt" laugh towards the end. Worth a look on a slow night on cable where you'll be more forgiving of the dull bits on the way to the good ones.
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