Tadpole: Critic Reviews

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MovieWeb: 0 reviews

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RottenTomatoes: 50 reviews

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Ann Hornaday Washington Post (Top Critic)

A funny, fearless, poignant, spectacular performance.
Full Review » 10 years ago
Desson Thomson Washington Post (Top Critic)

One of the smartest, most affecting movies of the year.
Full Review » 10 years ago
Wesley Morris Boston Globe (Top Critic)

50

Tadpole was written in wisps and watery double-entendres by Heather McGowan and Niels Mueller, and the movie is so benign that its proceedings are beside the point.
Full Review » 10 years ago
Bruce Westbrook Houston Chronicle (Top Critic)

34

Tadpole is emblematic of the witless ageism afflicting films: Young is cool, and too young is too cool.
Full Review » 10 years ago
Steven Rosen Denver Post (Top Critic)

75

Although it's short, Tadpole has a long-lasting effect.
Full Review » 10 years ago
Susan Stark Detroit News (Top Critic)

25

Most folks with a real stake in the American sexual landscape will find it either moderately amusing or just plain irrelevant.
Full Review » 10 years ago
Jay Boyar Orlando Sentinel (Top Critic)

80

A small, charming indie.
Full Review » 10 years ago
Geoff Pevere Toronto Star (Top Critic)

60

[D]emonstrate a certain affinity for the intimate observation of moral waywardness.
Full Review » 10 years ago
James Berardinelli ReelViews (Top Critic)

75

The top-notch cast brings the story to life with aplomb.
Full Review » 10 years ago
Duane Byrge Hollywood Reporter (Top Critic)

In every respect, director Gary Winick has served up a delectable, entertaining film.
Full Review » 10 years ago
Nell Minow Common Sense Media

80

Coming-of-age comedy with some sex.
Full Review » 1 year ago
Michael Dequina TheMovieReport.com

75

Oscar's romantic plight plays well for subtle pathos in addition to laughs.
Full Review » 8 years ago
Tyler Hanley Palo Alto Weekly

88

In a summer wrought with action adventures and dramatic epics, it's a refreshing change to trust in the teachings and maturity of a 15-year-old.
Full Review » 9 years ago
Nick Davis Nick's Flick Picks

0

The worst movie of 2002: 'Any film with such a formulaic foundation...faces the burden of succeeding in spite of it, yet Tadpole just dumbly offers it back up to us.'
Full Review » 9 years ago
John R. McEwen Film Quips Online

70

Like a final project from a student film class, it has a raw and unsophisticated look...But that might be a good thing.
Full Review » 9 years ago
John J. Puccio DVDTown.com

60

The film might have been more satisfying if it had, in fact, been fleshed out a little more instead of going for easy smiles.
Full Review » 9 years ago
Karina Montgomery Cinerina

80

The film pivots entirely on Aaron Stanford's performance, and he is super.
Full Review » 9 years ago
Ron Wells Film Threat

70

A real step forward for the digital video revolution.
Full Review » 9 years ago
Ken Hanke Mountain Xpress (Asheville, NC)

80

Tadpole has more than its share of problems, true, but they are problems that can be borne.
Full Review » 10 years ago
Phil Villarreal Arizona Daily Star

While this is no Harold and Maude -- one of the best films about an older woman and younger man -- Tadpole has an irresistible charm.
Full Review » 10 years ago
Duane Dudek Milwaukee Journal Sentinel

63

It lacks the lushly romantic sensibility that made Woody Allen's similarly themed (and unfortunately prophetic) Manhattan seem plausible.
Full Review » 10 years ago
Richard C. Walls Orlando Weekly

60

Its direction, its script, and Weaver's performance as a vaguely discontented woman of substance make for a mildly entertaining 77 minutes, if that's what you're in the mood for.
Full Review » 10 years ago
Brent Simon Entertainment Today

42

Short and sweet, but also more than anything else slight... Tadpole pulls back from the consequences of its own actions and revelations.
Full Review » 10 years ago
Amber Wilkinson Eye for Film

50

It has little teen humour, with the majority of the cast unlikely to see 40 again, and there is not enough plot substance to constitute an incentive for the older crowd.
Full Review » 10 years ago
Joe Baltake Sacramento Bee

50

The terrific performances of Weaver and Neuwirth notwithstanding, little of this is very amusing. And it doesn't help that the film is visually offensive.
Full Review » 10 years ago