The Tao of Steve
The Tao of Steve
R | 04 August 2000 (USA)
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Underachieving, overweight kindergarten teacher Dex finds a woman who forces him to reexamine his Zen-like system of seduction.

Reviews
GamerTab That was an excellent one.
NekoHomey Purely Joyful Movie!
ShangLuda Admirable film.
Billy Ollie Through painfully honest and emotional moments, the movie becomes irresistibly relatable
vincentripol Steve worships Steve McQueen, even though he won't admit he's too unmotivated to truly emulate his hero. In similar fashion, "The Tao of Steve" is too casual to be considered epic or legendary. However, it's precisely that nonchalance which gives this movie its easy charm. It's funny enough for macho guys, sensitive enough for romantic gals, and never too much of either to alienate the opposite audience. It has one of those vaguely effective messages about life and love, but mostly it's a few months in the world of a directionless know-it-all lothario as he gradually realizes he wants to live a better life. The locations in New Mexico are refreshing, and they help keep the movie realistic and grounded. The cast works well together, like a group of lifelong friends, whether exchanging witty one-liners or more serious monologues. Plus, the pacing is perfect for the short running length, since it develops the characters and conflict without rushing, yet keeps it fluid and brief. No, it's not a classic, just like Steve isn't Steve McQueen, but I guarantee you'll smile a time or two before it's over, and you'll probably want to watch it again, or at least recommend it to someone.
merklekranz The characters are likable, the photography is gorgeous, but the plot is a one dimensional attempt to sell a dating philosophy. Beyond the initial philosophy lesson, the film really has nowhere to go, and an over simplified script struggles to maintain any kind of momentum. We get it, "chase and women will run, run and women will chase". Unfortunately that's it, and as a short ""The Tao of Steve" might project much better than it does as a feature film. Donal Logue does what he can with such minimalist material, but it's not enough. This does not even qualify as a date movie, because women might tend to over analyze it. - MERK
whpratt1 Had no idea just how I was going to like this film and decided to stick it out. Donal Logue,(Dex)"Two Days",'03, was a very horny guy who decided he had the right formula to trick gals into going to bed and just never seemed to get satisfied. Dex would jump from one bed, look out the window and chase a skirt in a car up a few blocks and really hit on his victim. Greer Goodman,(Syd), somewhat understood Dex and had slept with him years back, which Dex simply forgot and proceeded to hit on her like any other gal. This type of situation when on through out the entire picture, with Dex trying to convince his buddies to use his formula for women. Dex was definitely over sexed and wanted to get "LAID" all the time and even with married woman. Decide for yourself if this film is for you, and maybe it is?
apollo231 This was an okay movie, it was witty and it had some funny parts, but I didn't found it hilarious, just kind of appealing. One of the things that I like most about the film was the great scenery, the place that the movie took place had some amazing shots, and the director took great advantage of it. The characters were just acting the role of themselves which was great since you don't really need to much acting to play you, so in a away they seem real. Nevertheless, the character that I thought was really well played was Sid, I actually wanted to go out with her. Anyway, the movie seemed to go on and on about the whole religious idea of getting girls, which technically was the whole point of the movie, but sometimes it seemed that you were getting hit on the head with it. I have mix feelings about this film since I liked it but it won't be something that I want to see again. This is the type of films that you won't learn anything if you see it more than once, but everybody has a different taste. So if you find this movie on your local library, it wouldn't hurt to give it a try, that's what I did. Oh yeah another thing, the film had great language, which some people might think that it's a great film just because of the dialogue. Never pay attention to this, since big words do not equal great movies.