Review of Tape (2001) by Alya P — 07 Sep 2007

I love the dialog in Richard Linklater's films... Ethan Hawke is as natural as ever. Very good movie.

This review of Tape (2001) was written by Alya P on 07 Sep 2007.

Tape has generally received positive reviews.

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