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Rating:  -
It's not easy to make a film work when the whole thing takes place in a single room, but Linklater and Hawke make it happen in TAPE. It's the story of two old high school buddies who meet up in a hotel room and discuss their friendship and then their rivalry. Ethan Hawke is still angry that Robert Sean Leonard made some whoopee with Hawke's high school girlfriend, Uma Thurman and Hawke wants Leonard to admit that it was rape. They go so far as to invite Thurman to the hotel room and discuss it with her. Did he or didn't he?
Director Richard Linklater handles the material well, it was based on a stage play, and the actors hold their own. Hawke and Leonard, you'll remember were roommates in Dead Poet's Society and Thurman is married to the Hawke, so it is quite a labor of love among friends. I enjoyed the film all the way through but it isn't something I am likely to watch again. A nice one-time event.
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A few of my fellow reviewers have stated that nothing happens in this film, their wrong, I'm not sure what they where expecting from based on a stage play with a three man cast. . . a car chase? some gun action? or explosions perhaps?!? If your looking for these sort of things too I suggest you go to your local video store, rent a Chuck Norris Movie and repeatedly beat your self over the head with it!
This is a Movie about PEOPLE, its an old fashioned concept I know, but one that still works very well.
I don't really want to give away to much about the plot, but I can say its full of twists, at times very funny and never ever boring.
The cast are all on top form as is the directing and writing - check this film out as soon as you can!
Rating:  -
I thoroughly enjoyed this movie and rate it as being Ethan Hawke's best performance to date. It is amazing to see how well a film set in one room with only three characters can work. The strengths of the film lie in its 'realistic', 'conceptual', and taught dialogue, and its good use of various camera angles. The scenes of Tape will stay in my mind for a while. Definitely recommended.
Rating:  -
If you enjoy dissecting camera angles and critiquing actors, then you may enjoy this film. The set and cast are limited, so there is a lot of time to concentrate on those subtle points.
But for the rest of us, the dialog was completely unbelievable. If you are looking for entertainment, try something else. Linklater did a lot better with "Slacker".
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whereas most morality tales will bring up one or more questions and focus on the ethics of the answers, this movie seems to me to be bringing into question the idea of ethics and morals altogether. the two lead characters are no doubt changed men by the end of the film, but changed from what? and into what? the only conclusion i can come to is that it's probably for the best that these two people don't see each other more often.
definitely worth a watch
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