Emily Hubley comes from a family of legendary animators (her mother, Faith, is one of the medium's greats), and her reputation as a filmmaker rests on her clever and amusing animations, so it was difficult to know what to expect going into her new feature, The Toe Tactic. Although it contains a number of animated sequences, the bulk of the film is live-action, and viewers are faced with the uncertainty of seeing a filmmaker work in an unfamiliar medium as well as the notoriously finicky process of blending live actors with animations. Happily, The Toe Tactic succeeds far more than it stumbles, and while it's not without its difficulties, its relentless good nature and some exceptionally keen performances outweigh them in the end.
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