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Tao of Steve, The
Sony Pictures Classics
MPAA RATING: R for language and some drug use
Starring
Donal Logue,
Greer Goodman,
Kimo Wills,
and
Ayelet Kaznelson
A former college ladies man and current "cool" kindergarten teacher who thinks he has discovered the secrets of dating known as The Tao of Steve falls for a woman who does not seem to be susceptible to his charms.
| GENRE(S): |
Comedy
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| WRITTEN BY: |
Duncan North
Jenniphr Goodman
Greer Goodman
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| DIRECTED BY: |
Jenniphr Goodman
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| RELEASE DATE: |
DVD: March 20, 2001
Video: March 20, 2001
Theatrical: August 4, 2000
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| RUNNING TIME: |
87 minutes, Color |
| ORIGIN: |
USA |
All critic scores are converted to a 100-point scale. If a critic does not indicate a score, we assign a score based on the general impression given by the text of the review. Learn more...
100
Los Angeles Times
Kevin Thomas
A constant, idiosyncratic pleasure that leaves us eager to see what the Goodmans and Logue will do next.
100
Boston Globe
Jay Carr
One of the year's most winning performances, Logue's Dex will grow on you as he stumbles toward emotional fullness.
100
Rolling Stone
Peter Travers
Logue hits every note of humor and heart in his breakthrough role. Don't miss him. He's that good.
91
Entertainment Weekly
Lisa Schwarzbaum
It's a tiny, sunny character study about a fat guy who's an unlikely chick magnet. And as such it's a pip.
90
Slate
David Edelstein
Went down like a slice of warm pecan pie topped with two scoops of Ben and Jerry's Bovinity Divinity.
90
Washington Post
Rita Kempley
Warmhearted, wonderfully witty.
90
Washington Post
Michael O'Sullivan
Wise, funny, sweet, sexy and kind.
90
Film.com
Sean Means
An offbeat delight.
88
New York Post
Jonathan Foreman
An ideal antidote to the big-budget bores that studios put out in late summer, The Tao of Steve is a charming, funny and refreshingly smart Gen-X romantic comedy in the tradition of "When Harry Met Sally" - with the bonus of an engagingly laid-back Southwestern flavor.
75
Baltimore Sun
Chris Kaltenbach
A welcome anomaly - a shallow hero you root for.
75
Seattle Post-Intelligencer
William Arnold
Like most films in this overworked genre, it's as formulaic in its own way as a John Wayne western, and the characters and situations all have a gnawing predictability about them.
75
Portland Oregonian
Shawn Levy
The picture is Logue's entirely, and without him, it might not be worth a visit.
75
Christian Science Monitor
David Sterritt
Logue's magnetic performance is the movie's main virtue, supported by a good secondary cast and a sharply written screenplay.
75
New York Daily News
Jami Bernard
Outside of the leads, the acting is uneven, but The Tao of Steve has an unquenchable playful spirit.
75
USA Today
Staff [Not Credited]
This quirky, winning sleeper from first-time director Jenniphr Goodman has its pokey moments, but it's no insult to say that it is as pleasantly easygoing as its slacker hero.
75
Philadelphia Inquirer
Steven Rea
Loose, eminently likable stuff.
75
San Francisco Chronicle
Mick LaSalle
A modest but charming romantic comedy.
75
Mr. Showbiz
Kevin Maynard
A charming movie.
75
Chicago Sun-Times
Roger Ebert
One of the things I like about the movie is the wit of its dialogue, the way sentences and conversations coil with confidence up to a conclusion that is totally unexpected.
70
TV Guide
Maitland McDonagh
So adorable you don't ever mind that the story's so slight it's in danger of shriveling up and blowing away, or that it drags a little in the middle.
70
Dallas Observer
Gregory Weinkauf
Since the narrative's destination is awkwardly obvious, and the tone occasionally melts into a sticky-sweet mess like cotton candy in the sun, the movie is most often saved by its generous helpings of clever dialogue.
70
Film.com
Robert Horton
A crowd pleaser, but there's something a bit prim and pre-determined about its conclusions.
70
The New York Times
A.O. Scott
Can't redeem the moves toward its predictable happy ending. But the movie has a protagonist who has a great time getting there.
63
Charlotte Observer
Lawrence Toppman
Far too clever for its own good.
63
Chicago Tribune
John Petrakis
The problem is that we never see Dex employing the Steve technique to bed a female.
63
San Francisco Examiner
Wesley Morris
The vibe is acoustic-cafe: cute, catchy and ironic given its wimpy point of view.
40
Chicago Reader
Lisa Alspector
The clunky plot is set in Santa Fe, and includes a foil character who might as well wear a sign on his forehead.
40
Village Voice
Jessica Winter
Can any American filmmaker other than the Farrellys make a rom-com in which the principals engage in activities apart from the tiresomely tireless dissection of rom?
40
Austin Chronicle
Marc Savlov
It's the kind of film you feel like watching twice -- not because you found it that engaging to begin with, but because you didn't, and everyone else did.
30
LA Weekly
Paul Malcolm
It's amazing that anyone still thinks this kind of shit can fly.
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