Average Rating: 6.7/10
Reviews Counted: 90
Fresh: 69 | Rotten: 21
Taking place in a hotel room, Tape has the feel of a play, but its engrossing psychodrama allows its stars to shine.
Average Rating: 6.8/10
Critic Reviews: 24
Fresh: 18 | Rotten: 6
Taking place in a hotel room, Tape has the feel of a play, but its engrossing psychodrama allows its stars to shine.
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Average Rating: 3.6/5
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In the same year that filmmaker Richard Linklater explored the possibilities of image manipulation in digital filmmaking with Waking Life, he also embraced the new medium's potential for creating intimate character portraits under confined circumstances with this feature, based on the play by Stephen Belber. Johnny (Robert Sean Leonard) is a 30-year-old filmmaker who is enjoying a recent run of success and has returned to his old hometown of Lansing, MI, to show his latest project at a film
Nov 16, 2001 Limited
Apr 16, 2002
Lions Gate Releasing
All Critics (106) | Top Critics (27) | Fresh (69) | Rotten (21) | DVD (9)
If Tape's claustrophobia doesn't get to you, and if you've got the intestinal fortitude to spend nearly 90 minutes in intimate proximity with two equally unlikeable guys, the movie does exert a certain propulsive fascination.
For the most part, Tape is smart and deftly executed, with Hawke, in particular, as the resentful Vince, making a vivid impression.
The performances are amazingly charged and fluid.
There's a place in the world of the cinema for filmed theater, especially when it's done as well as it is here.
Implodes under the weight of its own 'excessive linguistic pressure.'
A failed experiment with arresting moments.
Though I admired the idea behind the film, the execution, and the performances, the material doesn't seem to add up to anything.
Linklater is testing the boundaries of what can be done with digital video, thematically as well as visually.
Tape brilliantly mixes sex, lies, and videotape-esque quirks with some supreme mental fornicative twists to produce an engaging chunk of film.
Unlike some other filmed plays, this one contains dialogue that sounds realistic.
The actors show great chemistry, reveling in the dialogue as they inspire each other to greater heights.
As the film progresses and voices are raised the audience is dealt a very interesting and compelling film.
Ingenious in its execution. This relies on its minimalistic setting and performances. Thankfully, both deliver in spades. Ethan Hawke and Robert Sean Leonard re-unite and have even better chemistry than they did in Dead Poet's Society. The story unravels in a way that keeps you on the edge of your seat, but also
January 27, 2011Super Reviewer
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