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Tru Loved (2008) -- Recently relocated from San Francisco to conservative suburbia by her lesbian mothers, Tru struggles like all teens to fit in and find love...
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5.3/10   380 votes
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Writer:
Stewart Wade (writer)
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Tagline:
High School with a Happy Ending more
Plot:
Recently relocated from San Francisco to conservative suburbia by her lesbian mothers, Tru struggles like all teens to fit in and find love... more | full synopsis
Awards:
14 wins more
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(13 articles)
the Your Movie Sucks© files
 (From Roger Ebert's Blog. 27 June 2009, 11:52 AM, PDT)

Roger's little rule book
 (From Roger Ebert's Blog. 28 December 2008, 4:59 PM, PST)

User Comments:
Alright, but annoyingly passive more (3 total)

Cast

  (Cast overview, first billed only)

Najarra Townsend ... Tru

Jake Abel ... Trevor

Matthew Thompson ... Lodell

Alexandra Paul ... Leslie
Cynda Williams ... Lisa

Alec Mapa ... Mr. Bushnell

Bruce Vilanch ... Uncle Daniel

Nichelle Nichols ... Grandmother
Jasmine Guy ... Cynthia

Jane Lynch ... Ms. Maple

Elaine Hendrix ... Mrs. Muller

Tye Olson ... Walter

Joseph Julian Soria ... Manuel

Tony Brown ... Principal Velasquez
Vernon Wells ... Coach Wesley
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MPAA:
Rated R for language.
Runtime:
102 min
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Film critic Roger Ebert gave the movie a one-star rating, but admitted that he already walked out after 8 minutes. After receiving heavy criticism for rating a movie without having the courtesy to watch it completely, he went back to see the movie in its entirety, and promised to 'never, ever' do it again. more
Soundtrack:
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Alright, but annoyingly passive, 29 August 2008
6/10
Author: evil_ice_dragon from Canada

I recently saw this at the Vancouver Queer Film Festival to an almost packed house. Tru Loved is the story of a teenage girl named Tru (short for Gertrude) who goes to a new school. Of course, she doesn't fit in at first, mainly because she is labeled as a "freak" by the popular crowd (ie. about 3 or 4 people) when she looks quite average actually. The twist here is that her she has two sets of parents -- two moms and two dads, of which they're all gay. This element proves to be refreshing and comedic at times.

However, when dealing with teenage themes, there are always going to be stereotypes and clichéd situations, especially when it comes to gay-themed films (ie. conservative parents, the anti-gay jocks). What set Juno apart from most other teenage films was the interesting and colourful characters. Tru, as the protagonist, first comes across as possibly interesting, but falls behind other major characters who have bigger problems than her.

In the beginning, she fantasizes about outlandish scenarios, which, instead of adding her to character, only seem like something the writer added in the hopes of making her interesting when it in fact strangely clashes with her somewhat bland personality. She meets and befriends Lo, who turns out to be gay, and is reluctantly becomes his "girlfriend". This and other events happen TO her, and after a while, it is clear she doesn't have any particular goal but merely follows other subplots and guides people, which was frustrating at times. In fact, the entire film felt more like Lo's story rather than hers.

This isn't to say that the film wasn't entertaining. A few great punchlines kept the audience roaring with laughter (as much as I want to, I can't repeat it. Go see it for yourself). The acting decent, the direction alright, the budget noticeably small but overlooked, Tru Loved is a good second film from Stewart Wade, but don't take it too seriously as real life.

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