| Tape Review |
| by Dennis Schwartz (Rating: A-) |
| TAPE (director: Richard Linklater; screenwriter: from a play by Stephen
Belber/Mr. Belber; cinematographer: Maryse Alberti; editor: Sandra Adair; cast:
Ethan Hawke (Vince), Uma Thurman (Amy Randall), Robert Sean Leonard (John
Salter); Runtime: 83; MPAA...more |
| Tape Review |
| by JoBlo (Rating: 9/10) |
| PLOT:
A couple of old high school buddies get together in a motel room for some drinks
and nostalgia. As it turns out, one of the dudes is set to surreptitiously
coerce the other into divulging details of an apparent rape which he committed
on his...more |
| Tape Review |
| by David N. Butterworth (Rating: 3.5/4) |
| I mean, how can you possibly stick Ethan Hawke, Robert Sean Leonard, and
Uma Thurman in a grungy motel room for 86 minutes and *not* expect greatness? more |
| Tape Review |
| by Steve Rhodes |
| TAPE is a dark comedy/drama about date rape that features three brilliant
performances by Ethan Hawke, Robert Sean Leonard and Uma Thurman. The story,
which happens in real-time, is based on Stephen Belber's play, which is not
surprising. Viewing the...more |
| Tape Review |
| by Jon Popick (Rating: 6/10) |
| Opening just 16 days after his much ballyhooed Waking Life, director Richard
Linklater's decidedly lower-key Tape is in many ways similar to Life, yet
it's also incredibly different. Both films offer more dialogue than your
typical feature, and both...more |
| Tape Review |
| by Harvey S. Karten |
| Reviewed by Harvey Karten
Lions Gate Films
Director: Richard Linklater
Writer: Stephen Belber (play)
Cast: Ethan Hawke, Robert Sean Leonard, Uma Thurman
Screened at: Review 2, NYC 10/18/01 more |
| Tape Review |
| by Laura Clifford (Rating: B) |
| When Jon (Robert Sean Leonard, "Much Ado About Nothing") returns to his
hometown of Lansing, Michigan as a rookie director represented in the town's
film festival, he meets up with his old high school buddy Vince (Ethan Hawke,
"Snow Falling on Cedars")...more |
| Tape Review |
| by Norm Schrager |
| While the film world awaits what sounds like a daring experiment from
director Richard Linklater -- the animated Waking Life, coming in
October -- the filmmaker attempts to hold us over with Tape, a failure
of a low-budget project if ever there was one....more |
