Fresh
Toe to Toe deserves credit for delving into the rich dynamics of interracial friendship and teenaged social tectonics. And it features some terrific acting.
Ann Hornaday, Washington Post
Toe to Toe
Winning isn't always black and white.
2009 · 1h 44m · Not Rated
Drama, Romance
Directed by
Emily Abt
Overview
Out on the lacrosse pitch, wealthy but troubled Jesse and poor but driven Tosha form an easy and deep bond, but their relationship is threatened once they enter the hallways of an elite prep school they attend in Washington, D.C. There, they must work to overcome racial and other tensions in their classmates, and in themselves, if they hope to keep their friendship alive.
Director and cast
Critics on Rotten Tomatoes
Top critics, in their words
62%
Tomatometer
Fresh
For good stretches, Toe to Toe has an engaging frankness about youthful liberty as both a weighty armor and a dangerously alluring escape hatch.
Robert Abele, Los Angeles Times
Rotten
What happens when a movie's lead actors are better than their material? You get something like Toe to Toe.
V.A. Musetto, New York Post
Fresh
An unusually honest, compassionate and challenging view of contemporary youth, neither sugarcoated nor prurient.
A.O. Scott, New York Times
Rotten
Krause and Martin consistently rise above the material; we'll hopefully see more of them under better, less Larry Clark-like circumstances.
Keith Uhlich, Time Out New York
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