Ethan Hawke, Robert Sean Leonard, Uma Thurman
Within the confines of a tawdry motor lodge in Lansing, Michigan, three old friends come together to play out the unresolved drama of their final days in high school. John, a first-time filmmaker, is ...( read more
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Directed by: Richard Linklater, Richard Linklatter
Release Date: November 2, 2001
DVD Release Date: April 16, 2002
Stats: 444 reviews
The chemistry between the 3 leads in wonderful, the dvd cover says never have the 3 given a greater prerformance and I have to agree.
I was really excited to see this, but I can't say I was a huge fan.
The script was very well done. None of the dialogue seemed phony, and the way things were revealed was perfect. For that, I loved the first 40 minutes of the film. You kept peeling back layers and layers and lea...( read more)
Uma, Ethan and Robert Sean Leonard meet in a hotel room, interesting stuff.
"I'm not high and mighty. I'm too high to be high and mighty."
Excellent film with superb performances from all 3 of the cast. Not sure I'd vouch for Linklater's filmmaking here though - at first I thought it was someone in the film filming Ethan Hawke, it looked so tack...( read more)
A very intense "film" version of Stephen Belber's great play. I put "film" in quotation marks because it feels more like a play of film, three actors, only one room and the camera usually focusses on the face of the actors with the dialogue and subtle facial expression being the ...( read more)
I'm compelled by this film's thematic component, by the nature and contrast of its three brilliant performances, and by its stage-oriented approach in general. This is a gripping and very brave film, and the script's somewhat simple structure provides room for deeper undertones a...( read more)
Steeped in venom, deception, and manipulation, Tape is a three-way volley of mind games in which an adolescent grudge assumes the complexion of a festering wound. full review
Basically a character study, and quite an engaging one at that. full review
Like most movies by Linklater, it's the kind of film that doesn't usually get made -- a dramatic chamber piece for young people. full review
Tape made me believe that its events could happen to real people more or less as they appear on the screen, and that is its most difficult accomplishment. full review
The wrenching result is impossible to shake. full review
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The Amy Theory
I'm a big fan of Thurman & Linklater. So I had to see this Tape. After I saw it, it seemed like I hadn't figured the movie out. So I looked up posts on websites & I found an interesting theory......
As everyone (who watched the movie) knows it surrounds an incident of rape years before the film is set. Through the discussion in the motel throughout the movie, many believe that Amy (Thurman) became pregnant after she was raped by Jon (Leonard). Some also think that Amy not only got pegnant she had an abortion.
Evidence includes:
1) Amy and Vince have their discussion about her "getting fat for different reasons (i.e. pregnacy)
2) When Jon apologizes to Amy, Amy says "I'm not the one he should apologize to." (i.e. her dead child)
3) When Amy says he should die, she talks about her pain during the rape. When she mentions The "steel rod" Amy might not be talking about the rape but about the abortion.
Any thoughts?
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