Tape
Some things can't be erased...
After 10 years apart, three disparate people (Ethan Hawke, Robert Sean Leonard, Uma Thurman), come together to play out the unresolved drama of their final days in high school. As years of denial slowly peel away, each is provoked into revealing their true nature.
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really good dialogue - seamonkey
If you enjoy listening to good dialogue then you'll enjoy this film... It reminded me somewhat of My Dinner with Andre in the depiction of an ambiguous relationship, verging on love/hate between the two male characters. I was intrigued by this movie from start to finish. You feel sympathetic to all and at the same time to none. There are no heros here. The movie focuses on attempt to understand human motivations.It never left the stage... - cathyottawa
... that's the main problem I had. This is, as has been said, based on a play, and the director seems to be directing it for the stage, not the screen.
It all takes place in one hotel room, with three characters who knew each other in high school coming together ten years later, and one character determined to bring to light a dark secret.
There is lots of potential for flashbacks, but the director choses not to do this. Some will respect this as a more pure story telling format, while others, like myself, will be left wanting.
If I saw this at the theatre, I'd probably like it, but I don't expect to see a play when I rent a movie. It's not the same.
But, the performances are strong, and the dialogue for the most part seems natural. Somewhat intriguing, but could have been so much better.Original ! - kap0n3
Based on a three-character, one-act play, Tape is set entirely in Room 19 of a seedy motel in Lansing, Michigan rented by Vince, a ill-tempered, outgoing party animal/drug dealer who's visited by his old high school friend Jon, a documentary filmmaker, where they pass the time reminiscing about the good old times which take a turn when Vince records their conversation with Jon admitting to a possible date-rape of Vince's old girlfriend Amy, who later shows up and opens up a new wave of talk and arguments about whose story is fact or fabricated. Just three characters,one hotel room and one night!The movie is very simple and realistic,also very beautiful.First-class performances!
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really good dialogue - seamonkey
If you enjoy listening to good dialogue then you'll enjoy this film... It reminded me somewhat of My Dinner with Andre in the depiction of an ambiguous relationship, verging on love/hate between the two male characters. I was intrigued by this movie from start ...It never left the stage... - cathyottawa
... that's the main problem I had. This is, as has been said, based on a play, and the director seems to be directing it for the stage, not the screen.
It all takes place in one hotel room, with three characters who knew each other in high school coming ...Original ! - kap0n3
Based on a three-character, one-act play, Tape is set entirely in Room 19 of a seedy motel in Lansing, Michigan rented by Vince, a ill-tempered, outgoing party animal/drug dealer who's visited by his old high school friend Jon, a documentary filmmaker, where ...