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The Tic Code (2000)

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Reviews Counted:26

Fresh:20

Rotten:6

Average Rating:6.6/10

Consensus: Though the story is conventional, it's nonetheless sympathetic and credible.

Runtime: 90 mins

Genre: Dramas

Synopsis: The Tic Code tells the story of Miles, an extraordinary gifted twelve year-old who lives with his single mother, Laura, and shares a fierce love of jazz with his best friend Todd. Miles is... The Tic Code tells the story of Miles, an extraordinary gifted twelve year-old who lives with his single mother, Laura, and shares a fierce love of jazz with his best friend Todd. Miles is distinguished for his musical brilliance yet also set apart by a neurological disorder. He must cope with the teasing and bullying of his classmates, but more importantly with the alienation of his father, a studio musician uncomfortable with his affliction. Sensitive to Miles' need for a father, Laura arranges for Miles to meet his idol, the legendary saxophonist Tyrone Pike. A breathless improvisational meeting between the two forges a friendship. Miles' desire for his mother to share in his new found love for Tyrone leads him into a child's innocent game of matchmaking. Set to the exciting and sensual rhythms of the New York jazz scene, The Tic Code is a riveting, touching and exhilarating story of three people finding themselves by finding each other. -- © 2000 Lions Gate Films [More]

Starring: Gregory Hines, Christopher George Marquette, Polly Draper, Carol Kane

Starring: Gregory Hines, Christopher George Marquette, Polly Draper, Carol Kane, Camryn Manheim, Tony Shaloub, Bill Nunn, Fisher Stevens, John B. Williams, Dick Berk, Alex Foster

Director: Gary Winick

Director: Gary Winick
Producer: Polly Draper, Karen Tangorra, Michael Wolff
Screenwriter: Polly Draper
Composer: Michael Wolff

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Ultimately, it's Wolff who saves the day by supplying the challenging music that sets the tone for Hines and Marquette's soul-searching.

Full Review Source: E! Online | comment Comment
01/01/00
E! Online
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Full Review Source: Houston Chronicle | comment Comment
07/21/05
Houston Chronicle

A sympathetic but conventional disease-of-the-week movie.

Full Review Source: Village Voice | comment Comment
01/01/00
Amy Taubin
Amy Taubin
Village Voice

If it seems to have the ingredients of an after-school special, the performances take it to another level. Gut level.

Full Review Source: San Francisco Chronicle | comment Comment
01/01/00
Bob Graham
Bob Graham
San Francisco Chronicle

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Full Review Source: Filmcritic.com | comment Comment
09/10/01
Christopher Null
Christopher Null
Filmcritic.com

No review available.

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12/04/07
Cole Smithey
Cole Smithey
ColeSmithey.com

What makes the film engaging are the performances ... appealing secondary characters ... and occasional interventions into its soap operatic formula.

Full Review Source: Philadelphia City Paper | comment Comment
01/01/00
Cynthia Fuchs
Cynthia Fuchs
Philadelphia City Paper

No review available.

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08/21/05
Emanuel Levy
Emanuel Levy
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A fairly satisfying small-scale drama with some fine musical sidelights.

Full Review Source: Film Journal International | comment Comment
01/01/00
Eric Monder
Eric Monder
Film Journal International

For me, it's just a little too restrained, with too many false notes.

Full Review Source: Seattle Times | comment Comment
01/01/00
Erik Lundegaard
Erik Lundegaard
Seattle Times
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01/01/00
Gary Giddins
Gary Giddins
Village Voice

A cut above most.

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01/01/00
Gregory Weinkauf
Gregory Weinkauf
New Times

Raising it above the usual clichés are the superb jazz music and a sparkling script by lead actress Polly Draper.

Full Review Source: New York Post | comment Comment
01/01/00
Hannah Brown
Hannah Brown
New York Post

Delightfully unsentimental, yet uplifting, and while spinning its wholly credible tale gives its audience quite a bit of knowledge and understanding about kids, an unusual disease, and the universe of jazz musicians.

Full Review Source: Compuserve | comment Comment
01/01/00
Harvey S. Karten
Harvey S. Karten
Compuserve

Egrossing, entertaining, and thoroughly conventional.

Full Review Source: Apollo Guide | comment Comment
03/22/01
Jaime N. Christley
Jaime N. Christley
Apollo Guide

The Tic Code is the summer's surprise gift, a loving and humane film that rises above the season's overhyped blockbusters like a flower poking up through the concrete.

Full Review Source: Newsday | comment Comment
01/01/00
Jan Stuart
Jan Stuart
Newsday

It's got more genuine-seeming feelings and a more accurate take on its particular corner of the world than a colosseum of summer blockbusters.

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01/01/00
Jay Carr
Jay Carr
Boston Globe

The Tic Code works better as a sociological study than as a gripping drama. And during this summer of our discontent, that may be recommendation enough.

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01/01/00
John Petrakis
John Petrakis
Chicago Tribune
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01/01/00
Jonathan Rosenbaum
Jonathan Rosenbaum
Chicago Reader
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Full Review Source: Variety | comment Comment
03/26/09
Ken Eisner
Ken Eisner
Variety
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