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Touchy Feely

  • 20132013
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  • 1h 29m
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5.3/10
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Touchy Feely (2013)
Abby is a sought after massage therapist and a free spirit, while her brother Paul thrives on routine and convention, running a flagging dental practice and co-dependently enlisting the assistance of his emotionally stunted daughter Jenny. Suddenly, transformation touches everyone. Abby develops an uncontrollable aversion to bodily contact, which not only makes her occupation impossible but severely hinders the passionate love life between her and her boyfriend.
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A massage therapist is unable to do her job when stricken with a mysterious and sudden aversion to bodily contact. Meanwhile, her uptight brother's floundering dental practice receives new l... Read allA massage therapist is unable to do her job when stricken with a mysterious and sudden aversion to bodily contact. Meanwhile, her uptight brother's floundering dental practice receives new life when clients seek out his healing touch.A massage therapist is unable to do her job when stricken with a mysterious and sudden aversion to bodily contact. Meanwhile, her uptight brother's floundering dental practice receives new life when clients seek out his healing touch.
IMDb RATING
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3.8K
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    • Lynn Shelton
    • Lynn Shelton
  • Stars
    • Rosemarie DeWitt
    • Elliot Page
    • Josh Pais
    • Lynn Shelton
    • Lynn Shelton
  • Stars
    • Rosemarie DeWitt
    • Elliot Page
    • Josh Pais
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    • 13User reviews
    • 61Critic reviews
    • 55Metascore
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    Elliot Page and Scoot McNairy in Touchy Feely (2013)
    Allison Janney and Josh Pais in Touchy Feely (2013)
    Ron Livingston in Touchy Feely (2013)
    Rosemarie DeWitt in Touchy Feely (2013)
    Elliot Page in Touchy Feely (2013)
    Josh Pais and Rosemarie DeWitt in Touchy Feely (2013)
    Elliot Page and Scoot McNairy in Touchy Feely (2013)
    Allison Janney and Josh Pais in Touchy Feely (2013)
    Rosemarie DeWitt in Touchy Feely (2013)
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    Rosemarie DeWitt
    Rosemarie DeWitt
    • Abby
    Elliot Page
    Elliot Page
    • Jenny
    • (as Ellen Page)
    Josh Pais
    Josh Pais
    • Paul
    Scoot McNairy
    Scoot McNairy
    • Jesse
    Amber Wolfe Wollam
    • Massage Client #1
    Ethel R. Deans
    • Mrs. Elvsted
    Shannon Kipp
    Shannon Kipp
    • Susan
    Allison Janney
    Allison Janney
    • Bronwyn
    Tomo Nakayama
    • Henry
    Khanh Doan
    • Massage Client #2
    Ruth McRee
    • Mrs. Olsen
    Ron Livingston
    Ron Livingston
    • Adrian
    Alycia Delmore
    Alycia Delmore
    • Ellen
    Daniel Malony
    • Bike Shop Co-Worker
    Hans Altwies
    • Mr. Frobischer
    Sean Nelson
    • Grateful Man
    Amy Thone
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    Kate Bayley
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      • Lynn Shelton
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    Storyline

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    • Trivia
      Both the owner of the dentist office and his wife make an appearance in the movie, as patients.
    • Crazy credits
      The first section of the end credits appears over a scene of Abby, Jesse, Paul, Jenny and Henry sharing a meal.
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    5/10
    "They'll make more"
    Lynn Shelton's sophomore film Your Sister's Sister was a terrific little independent gem, showcasing relationships involving siblings and the complexities that surround quiet but notable flings we may neglect to mention to our friends. With a talented cast of three (Rosemarie DeWitt, Emily Blunt, and the wonderful Mark Duplass) it was a favorable experience to say the least. Shelton returns a year later with Touchy Feely which, to say the least, is a disappointing effort after batting a triple in 2012.

    Your Sister's Sister worked because it was predicated off of human interest and realism in its events and dialog. Shelton asserted herself in human dialog, and immersed herself in the breathtaking beauty of Seattle's woodsy environment, making the film easy-on-the-eyes and very effective. Here, she makes Touchy Feely exist in what appears to be a fantasy realm, where real-life situations occupy a plot-point of science-fiction that's not only a bit offputting but difficult to adjust to. When the film introduces these plot-points, it only becomes that much harder to stay in-tuned with it, which is an issue seeing as that's the film's central plot.

    Rosemarie DeWitt is Abby, a skilled masseuse who, all of a sudden, becomes frightened by the touch/texture of human flesh. This is a major issue because it renders her job impossible. Her brother Paul (Josh Pais) works as a dentist, with his directionless daughter Jenny (Ellen Page). When Jenny impulsively states that Paul has a "healing touch" when it comes to his dental work, the fib becomes true as Paul's work begins to heal many of his customers and their dental issues.

    So, while Abby's job begins to crumble before her eyes due to her newfound aversion to human skin, Paul's dentistry practices begin to flourish and the possibilities become endless on his part. We, as the audience, are simply asked to observe this happening and this is precisely the issue; the film is void of connection and moments where true sympathy could've been evoked. We learn nothing about these characters except some of their situations are sad, some make us envious, but in the end, all of them are pretty trite and forgettable.

    Touchy Feely's issue comes from two things; one, it feels more gridlocked to a story, where Your Sister's Sister was breezy and flowed in the wind, thanks to improvisational dialog. The other is that it tries to humanize something inhuman, which are relationships. It tries to make them the point of focus in the film and forgets we need to see the characters involved in the relationship to make them work.

    At the end of the film - which runs a rather short eighty-three minutes - I thought about Lynn Shelton and how Your Sister's Sister struck me with so much surprise and how little excitement this effort packed. I simply console and toy with the idea that she is young, smart, and clearly passionate about not only her home-state of Seattle but film as an artistic medium. I say what I do after watching a mediocre Woody Allen movie; "they'll make more."

    Starring: Rosemarie DeWitt, John Pais, Ellen Page, Scoot McNairy, Allison Janney, and Ron Livingston. Directed by: Lynn Shelton.
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    • StevePulaski
    • Aug 2, 2013

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      • May 16, 2014 (United Kingdom)
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      • Dental Office of Donald B. Deans D.M.D - 3819 NE 45th St Seattle, Washington, USA
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