Rolling Stone
"...Funny and touching..." 05/10/2002 p.88Movieline's Hollywood Life
"...Stanford is a major find....This crowd-pleasing winner instantly catapults Winick to the front ranks of the new directors' club..." 07/01/2002 p.40-2 Entertainment Weekly
"...[An] ingratiating romantic coming-of-age comedy....Stanford does a splendid job..." 07/26/2002 p.44 New York Times
"...[Mr. Stanford] flawlessly captures his character's aching, doe-eyed sincerity and yearning goodness....[The film] has a soulful heart and a clear grasp of its rarefied milieu..." 07/19/2002 p.E15 Los Angeles Times
"...TADPOLE plays like a witty, well-told short story, sly and delightful..." 07/19/2002 p.C12 USA Today
"...TADPOLE is an irreverent and witty comedy in which the events aren't predictable but are well paced..." 07/19/2002 p.8E Total Film
"...Neuwirth's saucy seductress is magnificent and Weaver brings vulnerability to her ice maiden. But this is Stanford's show, his talent burning from every frame..." 07/01/2003 p.101 Sight and Sound
"...Winick gets the most from the cast..." 08/01/2003 p.59-60 | 
