All in the family

Deadpan routine returns in The Wendell Baker Story | John Dawson

The Wendell Baker Story (rated PG-13 for sexual situations and language) is the sort of movie that Luke and Owen Wilson made before they were big film stars.

Youngest brother Luke stars as Wendell Baker, a naïve ex-con trying to get back his ex-girlfriend Doreen (Eva Mendes). Owen plays a nurse running a Medicare fraud at a Texas retirement hotel where Wendell works after his release from prison. A third Wilson brother, Andrew, teams with Luke for the film's direction.

It's the sort of amiable comedy that fans of the Wilson brothers have come to enjoy—except that this time, Wes Anderson isn't involved. Anderson directed Bottle Rocket, the 1996 film that launched both Owen and Luke's careers. He also directed them in Rushmore and The Royal Tenenbaums. But even without Anderson, the stone-faced deadpan of Luke Wilson produces more than enough giggles to make the film worthwhile to fans.

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June 02, 2007, Vol. 22, No. 20

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