The Tao of Steve

Jenniphr Goodman makes her directorial debut with this film about an overweight slacker who has an unusual ability to attract the ladies. The film opens in Santa Fe with portly Don Juan Dex (Donal Logue) at his college reunion. Two of his school day conquests comment about how much weight Dex has ...more

A massively charming and intelligent film that is tailor-made for its low budget and independent milieu, The Tao of Steve launched the career of character actor Donal Logue to a new level. In her directorial debut, Jenniphr Goodman maintains the integrity of an artistic high-wire act, sympathetically presenting a main character who is staggeringly selfish, smug, and manipulative -- but who's also skating by on loads of witty appeal. That Dex (Logue) remains likable and interesting despite his ...more