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Thought provoking film with good performances from Ethan Hawke, Robert Sean Leonard and Uma Thurman.
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Vince, a drug dealer who loves to party, rents Room 19 at a Lansing, Michigan hotel, then waits for his friend Jon, a documentary filmmaker, to show up, and they talk about the "good old days" while trying to pass the time. Vince decides to record their whole conversation, and the film takes a turn when Jon admits to possibly raping Vince's ex-girlfriend, who joins the conversation later on. The three then decide to try to figure out if the rape was fictional or actually happened.
"Tape" is a film adaptation of Stephen Belber's play. The film was directed by Richard Linklater, who decided to shoot the entire film on DV. It's an excellent, well acted, independent, dialogue-driven drama that will keep your attention throughout the duration of the film. One of the best films of 2001!
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...well actually the movie only stars 3 people and never moves outside of a hotel room.That may sound dull to most but this film has more tension and powerful moments than most big budget movies.A sharp playbased script about love and blackmail and assorted mindgames are what sets this movie apart from other "normal" films.Ethan Hawke is especially electrifying as the manipulative Vincent.Uma Thurman also proves she's a great actress even when she's not Killing Bill.This little gem fell through the cracks and deserves to be discovered.
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`Tape' is well written and well directed with first rate performances by Ethan Hawke, Robert Sean Leonard, and Uma Thurman, and like
Hitchcock's `Rope', `Tape' is also set in one room. But unlike Hitchcock's masterpiece, the room is a seedy motel in Lansing Michigan. Every inch of space is used - bathroom, beds -- the floor, in one instance during Vince's exaggeratedly athletic pushups, in another, as a fight breaks out just before Amy (Uma Thurman's) entrance; and finally when Vince, John, and Amy gather round a small table to rehash old times and old wounds.
Vince (Ethan Hawke) has come to Lansing either at the invitation of his old high school buddy, or out of curiosity, or simply to get even.
There is no violence and yet violence is at the core of the story.
As tension builds and agendas are revealed we see that there never was any friendship only rivalry, unrequited love, and youth.
`Tape' is a serious and thought provoking film satisfying and beautifully directed by Richard Linklater. The film's pace never lets up and though the dialogue covers the same ground over and over again it remains fresh coming always from a different point of view -- a credit to the excellent writing.
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At first glance, we wonder why Linklater directed this movie--however--the dialogue is very intellectual and very emotional sort of like Waking Life but in a more "real" perspective. It is a a modern tale of morality that asks "why" we say and do the things we do and what "forgiveness" and "maturity" really is. Throughout the film we side with different characters and we're not quite sure who is really "right." The film is truly a masterpiece that i would put alongside any Linklater film i've seen. The tension is insane, the twists are great, and the dialogue rivals my favorite dialogue movie of all time--Clerks (which is just as quick and brilliant). Fortunately for Linklater and his fan base..the movie focuses on motives, reasons, and moral philosophy. It is a film that can be enjoyed by both the highly intellectual part of you..and the side that wants to regress. Also, we have 3 characters. I characterize them as Moral..immoral..and The Judge. For most of the film, the viewer almost cannot decide one which one is moral and which one is immoral--the view changes constantly. I can't really express how well this movie was made and it certainly deserves much more recognition.
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