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The Toy Soldiers

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In one evening during a decade of sex, drugs and rock 'n' roll, the innocence of youth unravels.

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Dennis Harvey Variety With its stilted monologues and crudely melodramatic air of "shocking realism," Erik Peter Carlson's sophomore feature feels like a series of interlocking fringe-theater one-acts that have only grown more artificial onscreen. Nov 16, 2014 Full Review Gary Goldstein Los Angeles Times More is decidedly less in "The Toy Soldiers," an unfortunate, way overlong ensemble melodrama nominally set in mid-1980s Southern California. Nov 14, 2014 Full Review Sherilyn Connelly Village Voice As compelling as an individual thread or scene might be, the picture as a whole lacks forward momentum, as is often the case with films with asynchronous timelines. Nov 11, 2014 Full Review Lawrence Toppman Charlotte Observer The rough honesty hooks you, and overlapping storylines eventually sort themselves out. Rated: B Nov 13, 2014 Full Review Frank Lovece Film Journal International The Toy Soldiers [is] one of the most unsentimentally well-observed and sympathetically humane movies ever made about teens. Nov 13, 2014 Full Review Emily Blunt Blunt Review Toy Soldiers high drama is well executed and the words spoken so real you feel like you're intruding. Nov 11, 2014 Full Review Read all reviews

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Audience Member quite a thought provoking film splicing a range of stories with a variety of topics. coming out, domestic violence, rape, drug abuse, alcoholism, drink driving, murder & more. poignant family relationships and undercurrent of the value of life. brilliant acting and I was quite impressed with this little unknown indie film. Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 02/08/23 Full Review Audience Member Too long, too aggressive, but turns out dull plus disjointed. Rated 2 out of 5 stars 02/04/23 Full Review Audience Member Once the movie Toy Soldiers marches into your life, it will never march out. It was meant for Erik Peter Carlson to take the journey, and bring this movie to life. The casting choice for Toy Soldiers was excellent. The movie has fresh new faces of young actors and actresses, playing alongside a few seasoned veterans of the business. Together, they portray the rawness and pure emotional characters of teenagers, family and friends, during one particular evening in the 1980s. The movie immensely captivates as you sink into the midst of the story and you can sense with vigor the emotional wounds of the teenagers and their families, the distress, the sadness, the hope and the love. There are no illusions in this movie, as it plays out in depth what happens that one destined evening translating the good and bad encountered by the cast onto the big screen. This movie definitely is worthy of repetitive viewing. I applaud Erik Peter Carlson and the cast of Toy Soldiers on a journey well-travelled together in order to bring about this wonderful original gem for movie fans. Rated 4 out of 5 stars 02/17/23 Full Review Audience Member I saw it at AMC Lowes in MA. It deserved the R rating, a bit explicit, but basically it told several interwoven, sometimes intense, personal stories, all experienced on one given day. A day when their roller rink was about to close. Good music, great acting and casting. Worth seeing. You will want to see it again. Rated 4 out of 5 stars 02/19/23 Full Review Audience Member Even better the second time Rated 5 out of 5 stars 01/28/23 Full Review Audience Member I enjoyed the usage of mystery in the writing. and the way it all tied together. Also liked the visual style. It looked like candy to me. Skittles and rainbows on film - but gritty. Yep that makes zero sense - so watch it if you want to find out what the heck I just said. Also enjoyed watching Chandler Rylko and Kevin Pinassi's acting choices. Rated 5 out of 5 stars 01/13/23 Full Review Read all reviews
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Synopsis In one evening during a decade of sex, drugs and rock 'n' roll, the innocence of youth unravels.
Director
Erik Peter Carlson
Screenwriter
Erik Peter Carlson
Rating
R (Some Violence|A Brutal Sexual Assault|Language Throughout|Drug Content|Strong Sexual Content)
Genre
Comedy, Drama
Original Language
English
Release Date (Streaming)
Mar 5, 2015
Runtime
2h 23m
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