The Toe Tactic

2008

1 hr. 23 min.

Drama

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40%

10 Reviews

Tomatometer

38%

100+ Ratings

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Mona tries to cut herself off from everyone after her father's death, but comic extraterrestrial beings watch over her to ensure she has at least random connections with people.

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The explanation of each progression of the story by the animated characters was a bit heavy handed and hard to swallow.

Rated 2 out of 5 stars

01/21/23

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Rated 3 out of 5 stars

01/30/23

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Kind of brilliant, but the animated dogs bothered me; one of those movies that is subtle, sad, happy,poetic, beautiful--all at once---bunch of quirky people--Yo La Tengo score is a nice touch; kind of a low rent Eternal Sunshine--not as "out there" as his movies

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

01/18/23

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Saw this at the Denver Film Fest preview last July. Not a fan, at all. Just a boring, detached movie that mimiced Michel Gondry's awkward, dream-like style.

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

02/14/23

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Super quirky and DE-light-ful! :) The whole movie just made you think and smile and wonder...I love how the animated dogs are introduced into the story line with thier off-the-wall game and the simplicity of all the animation. Some of the characters are a bit too "artsy," making them a bit hard to attach to, but overall, I think it's obvious it's less about them and more about what they represent. This truly is a unique film that I would recommend to everyone! You have to promise to go into it with a smidge of an open mind, though.

Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars

01/25/23

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They had a good concept for the movie, but it seemed that they drew on a lot of talent that they didn't have. Nobody acted like normal people. The script was overly poetic and didn't work like it should have. There were too many things unexplained and too much symbolism that didn't make sense. and honestly, by the end of it, I was very sick of everything that was going on.

Rated 2 out of 5 stars

02/19/23

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Emily Hubley

Director

Lily Rabe

Mona Peek

Xander Berkeley

Dad

Kevin Corrigan

Hector Freegood

Richard Cox

Stalker Timmy

Jon Glaser

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Mark Holcomb

Time Out

Rated: 3/5

Nov 17, 2011

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Jeannette Catsoulis

New York Times

Depending on your tolerance for relentless whimsy and unflagging eccentricity, The Toe Tactic will make you gurgle with delight or groan with exasperation.

Rated: 3/5

Jan 28, 2009

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St. Louis Post-Dispatch

Rated: 3/4

Jan 28, 2009

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Stan Hall

Oregonian

Not that a well-developed story arc is the chief aim here, but the screenplay is so quirky and unfocused that only in fleeting moments of emotional directness does the film make a real connection.

Mar 13, 2009

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Marcy Dermansky

About.com

Mona's concerns and pleasures - from the regular avoidance of phone calls from her mother to the joy of a fresh hundred dollar bill - are as real and immediate as the floating dogs are fanciful and poetic.

Rated: 4/5

Jan 28, 2009

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Rumsey Taylor

Not Coming to a Theater Near You

It's originality at the expense of comprehensibility.

Oct 18, 2008

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Synopsis

Mona tries to cut herself off from everyone after her father's death, but comic extraterrestrial beings watch over her to ensure she has at least random connections with people.

Director: Emily Hubley
Executive Producer: Brian Devine, Jason Orans, David Raymond
Screenwriter: Emily Hubley
Genre: Drama
Original Language: English
Release Date (DVD): Sep 1, 2009