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Tavern, The
Castle Hill

Tavern, The reviews
Critic Score
Metascore: 57 Metascore out of 100
User Score  
9.5 out of 10
based on 9 reviews
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MPAA RATING: Not rated

Starring Cameron Dye, Kevin Geer, Margaret Cho, and Carlo Alban

Best friends Ronnie and Dave struggle to run a Manhattan tavern and find their self-respect. (Redeemable Features)


GENRE(S): Drama  
WRITTEN BY: Walter Foote  
DIRECTED BY: Walter Foote  
RELEASE DATE: DVD: August 14, 2001 
Video: August 14, 2001 
Theatrical: September 22, 2000 
RUNNING TIME: 95 minutes, Color 
ORIGIN: USA 

What The Critics Said

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80
Los Angeles Times Kevin Thomas
Foote pulls off a daring and unexpected finish for The Tavern that takes it to a rigorous, uncompromising level.
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75
Boston Globe Jay Carr
A steadily engaging and winningly humane film that loves its characters.
75
New York Post Lou Lumenick
A worthwhile choice in a crowded marketplace.
70
The New York Times Lawrence Van Gelder
Astringent and unsentimental, it is a case study of losing, its clear eye focused unwaveringly on the realities of commerce and kinship.
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63
New York Daily News Elizabeth Weitzman
Won't change the world, but thanks to its casual intimacy, it was a risk worth taking.
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60
LA Weekly David Chute
Although on the surface this is a modest comedy about the Catch-22 frustrations of the restaurant game (arcane insurance laws, backstabbing chefs), it is also a movie of some psychological depth, thanks to the understated precision of Dye's deep-welled performance.
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50
Village Voice Michael Atkinson
Though rife with incidental plot holes, Foote's movie feels right even when nothing important is happening...which is much of the time.
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35
Mr. Showbiz Kevin Maynard
The narrative disjointedness is not at all relieved by confusing editing, an uncertain tone, and a dragging pace that makes the film a progressively dreary experience.
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20
TV Guide Frank Lovece
A lovely soundtrack by Irish balladeers the Saw Doctors can't make up for the rest of this belabored labor of love.
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What Our Users Said

Vote Now!The average user rating for this movie is 9.5 (out of 10) based on 2 User Votes
Note: User votes are NOT included in the Metascore calculation.

S.w. M. gave it a9:
A tour de force since the director and producer did this film in their minimal "spare time." Foote chose reality over fantasy, which is admirable. Every man I've met who has seen it adores it. (not that some women do too). It's the other spectrum of the Chick Flick (again, this not mean it's misogynist by any means. Foote's debut as a writer is admirable; his debut as a director and editor is formidable. He is one of those rare few who has the prospect as a consistently fine filmmaker.

J. C. gave it a 10:
Low-key in its presentation ... dynamic in its characters and story.

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