The Tao of Steve

I'm not sure which is more interesting; that Donal Logue (Sneakers, Blade, and Almost Heaven) pulls this movie off, or that this movie was made by a woman. Both are the case, and both ARE what make this movie more worth the watch.

Logue's character is a local loser who somehow quickly attracts, and as quickly loses interest in, women. He has a method. He calls it the Tao of Steve, but his character is named Dex. Steve McQueen is the uber-cool model for his personal laws of attraction. Logue's work here earned him a Special Jury Award in the 2000 Sundance festival.

Director Jenniphr Goodman has only this work on her resume, but it did earn her a Grand Jury Award nomination at the same Sundance festival. How she tells this story of boy-meets-many girls-and-loses-them is fascinating. I found myself actually feeling pity for Dex. I know too many guys like him. This movie has a much better ending that the guys I know.

If you like stories with character transformation, who doesn't, you may like this one. To what will a guy resort to win the heart of a woman he cannot have? That is most likely left unanswered, and this film does not give an exhaustive response.

Watch this movie with someone who will be patient still respect you afterwards.