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. Joe Baltake,Sacramento Bee
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07/27/2002 @ 12:00 AM
The top-notch cast brings the story to life with aplomb. James Berardinelli,ReelViews
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07/26/2002 @ 12:00 AM
Demonstrate a certain affinity for the intimate observation of moral waywardness. Geoff Pevere,Toronto Star
Tadpole is emblematic of the witless ageism afflicting films: Young is cool, and too young is too cool. Bruce Westbrook,Houston Chronicle
Most folks with a real stake in the American sexual landscape will find it either moderately amusing or just plain irrelevant. Susan Stark,Detroit News
A movie that gets by on charm even when it's tippytoeing in taboo territory. Terry Lawson,Detroit Free Press
Although it's short, Tadpole has a long-lasting effect. Steven Rosen,Denver Post
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. Wesley Morris,Boston Globe
Tadpole is smart and sophisticated entertainment, whatever its shortcomings, and it deserves to be encouraged. Ray Conlogue,Globe and Mail
The film has other problems than credibility. It ends with unseemly haste, it underlines its points too obviously, and its camera moves when it should be still. Roger Ebert,Chicago Sun-Times
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07/25/2002 @ 12:00 AM
It's fun, wispy, wise and surprisingly inoffensive for a film about a teen in love with his stepmom. Chris Vognar,Dallas Morning News
A wannabe comedy of manners about a brainy prep-school kid with a Mrs. Robinson complex founders on its own preciousness -- and squanders its beautiful women. Stephanie Zacharek,Salon.com