| Tadpole Review |
| by Karina Montgomery |
| Tadpole starts so strongly that literally 5 minutes in I decided that
I loved it. Newcomer Aaron Stanford is Oscar (known as Tadpole to
his doorman) who is basically a 40 year old trapped in a
15-year-old's body. Not in a creepy Freaky Friday way;...more |
| Tadpole Review |
| by Jon Popick (Rating: 6/10) |
| How do you think a film about the physical relationship between a mature
15-year-old girl and two 40-year-old professional men would go over in
today's society? It probably wouldn't see the light of day, even if
somebody had the cojones to make it....more |
| Tadpole Review |
| by JoBlo (Rating: 6/10) |
| PLOT:
A 15-year old boy who likes to read Voltaire and speak French about town is in
love with his stepmom and doesn't know quite how to tell her. Ignoring the
presence of his dad, the boy gets drunk one evening and nails his stepmom's best
friend. Tough...more |
| Tadpole Review |
| by Steve Rhodes (Rating: 3/4) |
| In Gary Winick's hilarious romantic comedy, TADPOLE, Aaron Stanford turns in a
serious performance as Oscar Grubman, a suave and sophisticated guy who speaks
French so fluently that he would fool lifelong Parisians and who can discuss
literary influences...more |
| Tadpole Review |
| by Robin Clifford (Rating: C+) |
| 15-year old Oscar Grubman (Aaron Stanford) is mature beyond his years,
at least in his own mind. He reads Voltaire, speaks French fluently,
disdains the attentions of his co-ed peers and has a raging crush on his
40-year old stepmother, Eve (Sigourney...more |
| Tadpole Review |
| by Homer Yen (Rating: B) |
| Oscar (Aaron Stanford) is growing by leaps and
bounds. He may look like any other scrawny high
school sophomore, but he's worldly, poised, and
multi-lingual. As his classmate notes, "you're a
40-year old in a 15-year old body." Of the
esoteric...more |
| Tadpole Review |
| by Laura Clifford (Rating: B) |
| Oscar Grubman's (newcomer Aaron Stanford) best friend Charlie (Robert Iler,
HBO's "The Sopranos") is shocked when he doesn't respond to their classmate
Miranda's (Kate Mara, "Random Hearts") encouragement on the train returning
them to their NYC homes...more |
| Tadpole Review |
| by Annette Cardwell (Rating: 4/5) |
| When you’re young, it seems all you want is to be older – whether it’s finally
to be allowed to stay up late, to go out to a bar, or just to be taken
seriously. In Oscar’s case, it’s just to be desirable. more |
| Tadpole Review |
| by Susan Granger (Rating: 8/10) |
| Susan Granger's review of "Tadpole" (Miramax Films)
If you're looking for a tart, sexy, sophisticated comedy this
summer, this is it. Reminiscent of "The Graduate," it's the Oedipal story of a
precocious Manhattan prep schooler, Oscar Grubman...more |
| Tadpole Review |
| by Dennis Schwartz (Rating: B-) |
| TADPOLE (director/writer: Gary Winick; screenwriters: Heather McGowan/Niels
Mueller; cinematographer: Hubert Taczanowski; editor: Susan Littenberg; music:
Renaud Pion; cast: Sigourney Weaver (Eve Grubman), Aaron Stanford (Oscar
Grubman), John Ritter...more |
| Tadpole Review |
| by Harvey S. Karten (Rating: 3/4) |
| Rating out of 4 stars: 3
Reviewed by Harvey Karten
Miramax Films
Director: Gary Winick
Writer: Heather McGowan, Niels Mueller
Cast: Sigourney Weaver, Aaron Stanford, John Ritter, Bebe
Neuwirth
Screened at: Broadway, NYC, 5/30/02 more |
