Tattle Tale

Ally Sheedy is an absolute dream in this dark comedy surrounding an ex-wife who destroys her ex-husband's would-be career on the brink of its explosion. What results instead is a messy, complicated, near-bloody implosion, which generates a nice movie experience.

Nice is as good as it gets, but there are worse ways for you to spend your time, as this is a delightful movie. It's not a gut-buster, nor is it a popcorner, but it IS intelligent and entertaining, with minor plot twists and turns you don't expect.

It rates a 6.1/10 from...

the Fiend :.

C. Thomas Howell does an outstandingly funny job as a down-on-his-luck actor who suddenly becomes the most talked about person on tv. It just isn't the kind of attention he wants. His ex-wife (Ally Sheedy, Breakfast Club) has written a "fictitious" novel detailing the horrible things that Bernard Spratt(Howell) did to her. This is all a lie of course. WHat does he do about it? Gets even of course. He puts his acting to the test when he dresses up as someone else to get revenge on his ex-wife. Ally Sheedy is brilliant as the overly dramatic and very bitchy high-maintance ex-wife. Hilaroiusly funny! A must see! 10/10

I watched half of Tattle Tale before giving up on it. It tries to be funny in a sophomoric manner, but falls flat. Perhaps the producers should have included a laugh track, for this show resembles an old TV sitcom. C. Thomas Howell plays an Bernard Sprat, an actor falsely maligned by his ex-wife played by Ally Sheedy. The plot revolves around Spratt's attempt to get revenge and restore his reputation (such as it is). Howell's character is such a bumbling idiot, however, that it is difficult for a sophisticated audience to sympathize with his troubles. This movie is suitable for children of middle school age and adults with similar interests.

I laughed so much I cried. C.Thomas Howell does an outstandingly funny job as a down on his luck actor who suddenly becomes the most talked about name around. It's just not the kind of attention he wants. His ex-wife (Ally Sheedy, Breakfast Club)has written a book saying terrible things about him that everyone believes. So what does he do about it? Gets revenge of course. He's an actor. He can do it. He puts his acting to the test when he dresses up as someone else to get revenge on his ex-wife. Don't want to give away too much. It's a must see!! Hilariously funny! 10/10

This movie is bad, largely because the entire story is a blatant setup for a revenge ending, but the "revenge" is as uninspired and limp as the rest of the film.

While the acting is uninspired at best, the script is far worse. If you create a story that spends most of its time frustrating the viewer by showing how an evil antagonist is allowed to get away with all her crimes, you'd better at least have one hell of an ending. This film does not. It trickles to an unsatisfying stop.

I went in with extremely low expectations, and was somehow still disappointed.