“Tape” (*1/2 out of four) was an impenetrable melodrama about an aspiring actress (Isabella Fuhrman) in NYC who crosses path with a series of freaks and weirdos and discovers the dark and seedy underbelly of this business and how low she must go within her soul and motivation to make it to the other side. Based on a true story but film wallows in tedium and unpleasantness for nearly two hours and offers no new insights except that acting is a tough business. Leslie Graves’ somber score and stirring music by Michelangelo Sosnowitz are film’s few virtues. If you must watch, try to see if you can make sense of Annarosa Mudd’s bizarre character and performance.

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