Tiny Tiptoes (2003)

Directed by: Matthew Bright | 87 minutes | drama, comedy, romance | Actors: Matthew McConaughey, Gary Oldman, Kate Beckinsale, Peter Dinklage, Patricia Arquette, Debbie Lee Carrington, Ed Gale, David Alan Grier, Marcia de Rousse, Kacie Borrowman, Michael J. Anderson, Cherub Freed, Alexa Nikolas, Brittney Guzman, Santiago Segura

How credible does it come across when Gary Oldman has to portray the twin brother of Matthew McConaughey (Sexiest Man Alive, People Magazine 2005) in a movie?

Not exactly, but let’s put this aside for a moment. Even then there is still something in the story and with the title ‘Tiny Tiptoes’ or simply ‘Tiptoes’ in the US there should be something to do with it. A nice mix of humor and drama such as ‘Stuck on You’ (2003) with conjoined twins Matt Damon and Greg Kinnear. There is also a star cast consisting of Matthew McConaughey, Gary Oldman, Kate Beckinsale and Patricia Arquette to build on.

Despite this, an extremely bad movie has been rolled out for the following reasons. The makers do not know how to find a balance between humor and tragedy. The alternation of funny and serious scenes makes no sense at all. The comic timing is off as they say. The characters of Peter Dinklage and Patricia Arquette, Maurice and Lucy appear from time to time as the funny note in the play, but rather they come across as insanely annoying. It’s as if the makers didn’t know what they wanted with this film at all. Gary Oldman (Rolfe) acts on his knees throughout the film (hats off to that), but sometimes his large stature is clearly visible. On top of that, the actors have to make do with bad dialogues. Nevertheless, especially Beckinsale and McConaughey do their best with the lyrics they have.

However, no character is explored in depth. Nobody understands why Steven (Matthew McConaughey) has so much trouble with the fact that his family is made up of little people. A few flashbacks to difficult moments from the twin brothers’ childhood wouldn’t have gone amiss here.

All this inevitably results in the sad fact that the film fails to touch you. Not to mention the abrupt ending. In short, a waste of all the acting talent and Oldman’s knees.