As a depiction of youthful resilience, the film works, but Max's trials and tribulations might have had more dramatic impact with a trained actor in the role.
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VarietyRob Nelson
VarietyRob Nelson
Slight but winning and often funny, the scrappy Amerindie Wah Do Dem is a fish-out-of-water comedy driven by Sean "Bones" Sullivan's offbeat performance.
Horizons are expanded and exoticism explored in Wah Do Dem, a shaggy road movie about relinquishing your comforts to find your bliss.
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New York Daily NewsElizabeth Weitzman
New York Daily NewsElizabeth Weitzman
Though the mumblecore esthetic is familiar and the movie's ultimate impact slight, the filmmakers do find a fresh and modestly amusing twist by tossing their hipster out of his natural habitat.
Sullivan's easygoing performance as a Brooklyn musician dumped by his girlfriend prior to a planned Jamaican cruise together syncs perfectly with writers/directors Ben Chace and Sam Fleischner's dreamlike storytelling.
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Time OutDavid Fear
Time OutDavid Fear
Wah Do Dem simply mopes along before aimlessly stumbling to a halt.
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Village Voice
Village Voice
Methinks we're meant to actually feel sorry for this overprivileged twerp in neon sunglasses.