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Tamara
Lions Gate Films Inc. / City Lights Media Group

Tamara reviews
Critic Score
Metascore: 34 Metascore out of 100
User Score  
4.0 out of 10
based on 10 reviews
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MPAA RATING: R for sequences of strong bloody violence, language, sexuality and teen drinking

Starring Matthew Marsden, Chad Faust, Gil Hacohen, Claudette Mink, Jenna Dewan, Melissa Elias, Chris Sigurdson, and Katie Stuart

When an unpopular high-school girl dies at the hands of her classmates during a cruel prank that spins out of control, she returns from the land of the dead to seek revenge as a sexy seductress.


GENRE(S): Fantasy  |  Horror  |  Suspense/Thriller  
WRITTEN BY: Jeffrey Reddick  
DIRECTED BY: Jeremy Haft  
RELEASE DATE: DVD: May 9, 2006 
Theatrical: February 3, 2006 
RUNNING TIME: 91 minutes, Color 
ORIGIN: USA 

What The Critics Said

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63
New York Post Kyle Smith
The dialogue, at best serviceable, becomes completely superfluous.
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50
The Hollywood Reporter Frank Scheck
Written by "Final Destination" screenwriter Jeffrey Reddick, the film has its dubious pleasures, not the least of which is the extended sight of nubile lead actress Jenna Dewan in a bustier, high heels and killer miniskirt.
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50
TV Guide Maitland McDonagh
Repetitive and uninspired, it panders to the lowest expectations of horror buffs and squanders the efforts of a competent cast.
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40
Film Threat Felix Vasquez Jr.
You've seen it in "Carrie", you've seen it in "Prom Night 2", and you've seen it in "Urban Legends 2: Bloody Mary". Oh, you haven't seen that one? Well, join the club. Tamara is a hybrid of all three films.
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40
LA Weekly Mark Olsen
Tamara simply doesn't cover all the bases in its drive to be both a grubby teen splatter flick and a more high-minded thriller.
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40
Village Voice R. Emmet Sweeney
Genre jolts arise in spite of stylistic failures.
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40
The New York Times Nathan Lee
A low-budget horror film with even lower ambitions, Tamara is a movie of few innovations but one genuine, if unintentional, surprise.
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38
New York Daily News Elizabeth Weitzman
A mediocre little thriller that might have promised cheap fun on Blockbuster's direct-to-DVD shelf is instead destined to die a quick death on the big screen.
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25
Baltimore Sun Michael Sragow
Gory overkill.
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12
Chicago Tribune Jessica Reaves
There are few words to describe the awfulness of this movie, but let's give it the old college try: dismal, depressing, embarrassing and utterly lacking in any artistic or social worth.
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What Our Users Said

Vote Now!The average user rating for this movie is 4.0 (out of 10) based on 5 User Votes
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Damon C. gave it a0:
This is complete tripe. Avoid at all cost. Matthew Marsden (the teacher) sleepwalks through it, and the "Carrie" central character is neither quirky, sexy or menacing enough for me to care an iota. Sad sad sad!

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