Fresh
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.
Jay Carr, Boston Globe
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The Tic Code
Overview
A 10 year old gifted boy wants to be a jazz pianist much to the chagrin of his more classical oriented piano instructor. With his mother's help, he is an underage regular at a local nightspot, where he is teamed up with a sax superstar. Both come to learn that each suffers from Tourette's Syndrome (thus the film title). The older man has developed mannerisms to cover up his own fallibilities and resents the boy and his mother's acceptance of the disease.
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Critics on Rotten Tomatoes
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75%
Tomatometer
Fresh
Raising it above the usual cliches are the superb jazz music and a sparkling script by lead actress Polly Draper.
Hannah Brown, New York Post
Fresh
Ms. Draper's taut, self-effacing, extremely quiet performance is the best thing about the movie.
Stephen Holden, New York Times
Fresh
A sympathetic but conventional disease-of-the-week movie.
Amy Taubin, Village Voice
Fresh
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.
Jan Stuart, Newsday
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