Tiptoes
A drama about prejudice and the bonds of family, Tiptoes centers around Steven (Matthew McConaughey), a firefighter whose artist girlfriend Carol (Kate Beckinsale) has recently find out she is pregnant. When Steven reacts with unexpected dismay, Carol is rightfully perplexed, that is until she learns that the rest of Steven's .. Read more
| Starring | Gary Oldman, Peter Dinklage, Kate Beckinsale, Matthew McConaughey |
|---|---|
| Director | Matthew Bright |
| Genres | Drama |
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Tiptoes
A drama about prejudice and the bonds of family, Tiptoes centers around Steven (Matthew McConaughey), a firefighter whose artist girlfriend Carol (Kate Beckinsale) has recently find out she is pregnant. When Steven reacts with unexpected dismay, Carol is rightfully perplexed, that is until she learns that the rest of Steven's family are dwarves, including Steven's twin brother Rolfe (Gary Oldman).
| Starring | Gary Oldman, Peter Dinklage, Kate Beckinsale, Matthew McConaughey, Patricia Arquette |
|---|---|
| Director | Matthew Bright |
| Studio | OPTIMUM HOME ENTERTAINMENT |
| Run time | DVD: 1 hr 31 mins |
| Certificate | |
| Genres | Drama |
| Language | DVD: English |
| Released | DVD: 18 Jul 2005 |
| Format | DVD |
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Another Matthew Bright oddity
Matthew Bright is one of the strangest American film-makers around. His 'Freeway' with Reese Witherspoon and Kiefer Sutherland is a true cult trash classic.
'Tiptoes' falls oddly between comedy and sentimental stools however. You really aren't sure whether to laugh or cry most of the time. The story of Matthew MacConaughy and Kate Beckinsale coming to terms with their baby being born a midget is a genuine Jerry Springer episode writ large with great actors (Peter Dinklage as the French Marxist free spirit midget mate is particularly good value for money). It runs through the usual po-faced earnest TV movie of the week cliches, but never seems to bounce far enough out of the box to be anything more than that. Therefore a lot of the interest comes with superficial details such as how Gary Oldman was photographed in totally realistic little person form.
It just doesn't hang together properly. With a Matthew Bright film this would normally be a bonus, but here makes it all sadly disappointing. -
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7 out of 7 people found this review helpful
Another Matthew Bright oddity
Matthew Bright is one of the strangest American film-makers around. His 'Freeway' with Reese Witherspoon and Kiefer Sutherland is a true cult trash classic.
'Tiptoes' falls oddly between comedy and sentimental stools however. You really aren't sure whether to laugh or cry most of the time. The story of Matthew MacConaughy and Kate Beckinsale coming to terms with their baby being born a midget is a genuine Jerry Springer episode writ large with great actors (Peter Dinklage as the French Marxist free spirit midget mate is particularly good value for money). It runs through the usual po-faced earnest TV movie of the week cliches, but never seems to bounce far enough out of the box to be anything more than that. Therefore a lot of the interest comes with superficial details such as how Gary Oldman was photographed in totally realistic little person form.
It just doesn't hang together properly. With a Matthew Bright film this would normally be a bonus, but here makes it all sadly disappointing. -
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