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05/05/07
Tideland (2006)
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Reviews Counted:70
Fresh:19
Rotten:51
Average Rating:4/10
Consensus: Tideland is a disturbing, and mostly unwatchable effort from Terry Gilliam.
Runtime: 2 hrs 2 mins
Genre: Science-Fiction/Fantasy
US Box Office: $0
Synopsis: Terry Gilliam, the director of such fantasies as TIME BANDITS, BRAZIL, and THE ADVENTURES OF BARON MUNCHAUSEN, tells a very different kind of story in TIDELAND. Based on the novel by Mitch Cullin... [More]
Starring: Jeff Bridges, Jodelle Ferland, Brendan Fletcher, Jennifer Tilly
Director: Terry Gilliam
Reviews for Tideland
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05/04/07
Top CriticTerry Gilliam has again stretched his craft to fashion a work of tragedy-tinged fantasy that uses the full range of dark movie making tools to great effect.
04/21/07
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05/13/09
It seems, from the flat-out filmic disaster of "Tideland," that director Terry Gilliam is intent on ensuring a decisive end to his checkered filmmaking career.
04/24/09
Now, I like pushing boundaries as much as the next guy. When it's done well, as in say Todd Solondz' wonderfully dark Happiness, it can be searingly challenging. But in the case of Tideland it's just uncomfortable to watch.
07/14/07
Gilliam appears to be trying to throw us all off-guard, to make the theatergoing experience unpleasant. But in its own unlovable way, the movie is an unforgettable experience.
04/08/07
Gilliam's weirdest -- and most disappointing.
04/03/07
film stands as a metaphor testifying for the basic resiliency of the human spirit
04/01/07
Terry Gilliam doesn't need another failure, but here it is.
03/01/07
This two-disc set is sure to keep Gilliam's few Tideland fans buzzing for some time.
02/27/07
This macabre fairy tale, a bizarre blend of surrealism and eccentricities, might be best described as a kinky cross of Psycho and Alice in Wonderland.
02/22/07
Never quite coheres . . . But Gilliam has still made an admirable--and, at times, daring--oddity . . . disturbingly different from most celluloid childhoods.
01/26/07
However misguided and off-the-mark Tideland may be, you can't say that it lacks artistic merit.
01/26/07
This is supposed to be a comedy, but it's not easy to laugh at the dire situation that surrounds this innocent girl.
12/15/06
As unwatchable as a train wreck.
12/12/06
"Tideland" is frustrating for the way it refuses to coalesce. You watch the film feeling abused and exploited, never knowing whether there's a bottom to this rabbit hole.
11/16/06
Tideland is flawed but it's still a must-see for anyone who considers themselves a fan of Gilliam.
11/12/06
Honest, unflinching and worthy of reappraisal.
11/03/06
When the little girl tells her decapititated doll, 'It's not just a bad dream,' she is right. It's just a bad movie.
11/02/06
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