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{{short description|2008 film by Stewart Wade}}
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:''For the 2006 [[Law & Order: Criminal Intent]] episode, see [[Law & Order: Criminal Intent (season 6)#Episodes|Tru Love]]''
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{{Infobox film
{{Infobox film
| name = Tru Loved
| name = Tru Loved
| image = Tru Loved Poster.jpg
| image = Tru Loved Poster.jpg
| image_size = 200 px
| caption = Promotional Poster
| caption = Promotional Poster
| director = [[Stewart Wade]]
| director = [[Stewart Wade]]
| producer = David Avallone, producer<br/>Eric Borsum,<br/><!-- use Alt-160 for these non-breaking spaces, please --> executive producer<br/> Antonio Brown, producer<br/>[[Elaine Hendrix]],<br/><!-- use Alt-160 for these non-breaking spaces, please --> co-producer<br/>Eric Miller,<br/><!-- use Alt-160 for these non-breaking spaces, please --> executive producer<br/> [[Stewart Wade]], producer
| producer = David Avallone, producer<br />Eric Borsum,<br /><!-- use Alt-160 for these non-breaking spaces, please --> executive producer<br /> Antonio Brown, producer<br />[[Elaine Hendrix]],<br /><!-- use Alt-160 for these non-breaking spaces, please --> co-producer<br />Eric Miller,<br /><!-- use Alt-160 for these non-breaking spaces, please --> executive producer<br /> [[Stewart Wade]], producer
| writer = [[Stewart Wade]]
| writer = [[Stewart Wade]]
| narrator =
| narrator =
| starring = [[Najarra Townsend]]<br/>[[Jake Abel]]<br/>[[Matthew Thompson (actor)|Matthew Thompson]]<br/>[[Alexandra Paul]]
| starring = Najarra Townsend<br />[[Jake Abel]]<br />[[Matthew Thompson (actor)|Matthew Thompson]]<br />[[Alexandra Paul]]
| music = Chris Nicolaides
| music = Chris Nicolaides
| cinematography = Howard Wexler
| cinematography = Howard Wexler
| editing = David Avallone
| editing = David Avallone
| studio = BrownBag Productions (II)<br/> Tru Loved
| studio = BrownBag Productions (II)<br /> Tru Loved
| distributor = Regent Releasing<br/> here! Films
| distributor = Regent Releasing<br /> here! Films
| released = {{Film date|2008|2|28}}
| released = {{Film date|2008|2|28}}
| runtime = 102 minutes
| runtime = 102 minutes
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| language = English
| language = English
| budget =
| budget =
| gross = $9,467<ref>https://www.boxofficemojo.com/movies/?id=truloved.htm</ref>
| gross = $9,467<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.boxofficemojo.com/movies/?id=truloved.htm|title=Tru Loved|website=[[Box Office Mojo]]|access-date=7 January 2022}}</ref>
}}
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'''''Tru Loved''''' is a 2008 [[independent film]] written and directed by [[Stewart Wade]] and starring [[Najarra Townsend]], [[Jake Abel]], [[Matthew Thompson (actor)|Matthew Thompson]], and [[Alexandra Paul]].


'''''Tru Loved''''' is a 2008 [[independent film]] written and directed by [[Stewart Wade]] and starring Najarra Townsend, [[Jake Abel]], [[Matthew Thompson (actor)|Matthew Thompson]] and [[Alexandra Paul]].
==Plot==


==Plot==
Sixteen-year-old Tru has been raised in [[San Francisco]] by two [[lesbian]] mothers and two [[gay]] fathers. When one of her mothers gets a well-paid job in a [[multi-cultural]] but more conservative suburb in [[Southern California]], Tru and her mothers relocate.
Sixteen-year-old Tru has been raised in [[San Francisco]] by two [[lesbian]] mothers and two [[gay]] fathers. When one of her mothers gets a well-paid job in a [[multi-cultural]] but more conservative suburb in [[Southern California]], Tru and her mothers relocate.


When Tru first starts at her new school, teachers welcome her but a group of male [[jock (athlete)|football jocks]] and their female friends bully her and say she looks like a "[[Dyke (slang)|dyke]]." One of the footballers, Lodell, changes his mind about her and they start dating, but the relationship never becomes sexual. When they attend ''[[The Marvelous Wonderettes]]'' musical, Lodell flirts with a man. Tru's fathers suggest that Lodell is gay, and when Tru questions him he finally, reluctantly admits that he is a [[the closet|closeted]] homosexual. She tells him that she "doesn't want to be his [[Katie Holmes]]" but agrees to be his [[Beard (companion)|beard]] so he can continue to be accepted at school.
When Tru first starts at her new school, teachers welcome her but a group of male [[jock (athlete)|football jocks]] and their female friends bully her and say she looks like a "[[Dyke (slang)|dyke]]." One of the footballers, Lodell, changes his mind about her and they start dating, but the relationship never becomes sexual. When they attend ''[[The Marvelous Wonderettes]]'' musical, Lodell flirts with a man. Tru's fathers suggest that Lodell is gay, and when Tru questions him he finally, reluctantly admits that he is a [[the closet|closeted]] homosexual. She tells him that she "doesn't want to be his [[Katie Holmes]]" but agrees to be his [[Beard (companion)|beard]] so he can continue to be accepted at school.


Tru begins to spend time with Lodell's best friend, fellow footballer Manuel, but when he bullies openly gay classmate Walter, Tru defends Walter and they become friends. They try to establish a [[Gay Straight Alliance]] and although a conservative teacher and a [[The closet|closeted]] English teacher refuse to support the group, the school drama teacher agrees to be the faculty sponsor. The first meeting is successful, with several people attending a long discussion on [[same-sex marriage in California]], but during football practice at the same time, the coach calls the players "ladies," rants that "kids can't even say prayers in class, but the [[faggot (slang)|fags]]...get their own club!" He then asks his team if they want to "put a little muscles into these plays or go meet [their] boyfriends at the Gay Scouts of America," to which they answer that they want to "play ball."
Tru begins to spend time with Lodell's best friend, fellow footballer Manuel, but when he bullies openly gay classmate Walter, Tru defends Walter and they become friends. They try to establish a [[Gay Straight Alliance]] and although a conservative teacher and a [[The closet|closeted]] English teacher refuse to support the group, the school drama teacher agrees to be the faculty sponsor. The first meeting is successful, with several people attending a long discussion on [[same-sex marriage in California]], but during football practice at the same time, the coach calls the players "ladies," rants that "kids can't even say prayers in class, but the [[faggot (slang)|fags]]... get their own club!" He then asks his team if they want to "put a little muscles into these plays or go meet [their] boyfriends at the Gay Scouts of America," to which they answer that they want to "play ball."


At the end of the Gay Straight Alliance meeting Tru meets a gay-rights supporter, [[Hipster (contemporary subculture)|hipster]]-[[geek]] senior Trevor. She initially thinks he's gay, but they quickly form an intimate relationship. Raised by his [[LGBT literature|gay fiction]]-author uncle, Trevor is open-minded about Tru's family arrangement. Later, Tru discovers that Lodell and Walter are sexually involved, and she ends her faux-relationship with Lodell. When Lodell and his teammates destroy a Gay Straight Alliance banner, Trevor sends out a mass [[coming out]] e-mail from Lodell's account. Tru is upset by this but eventually forgives him.
At the end of the Gay Straight Alliance meeting Tru meets a gay-rights supporter, [[Hipster (contemporary subculture)|hipster]]-[[geek]] senior Trevor. She initially thinks he's gay, but they quickly form an intimate relationship. Raised by his [[LGBT literature|gay fiction]]-author uncle, Trevor is open-minded about Tru's family arrangement. Later, Tru discovers that Lodell and Walter are sexually involved, and she ends her faux-relationship with Lodell. When Lodell and his teammates destroy a Gay Straight Alliance banner, Trevor sends out a mass [[coming out]] e-mail from Lodell's account. Tru is upset by this but eventually forgives him.
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== Cast ==
== Cast ==
{{castlist|
{| class="wikitable"
* Najarra Townsend as Tru
|-
* [[Jake Abel]] as Trevor, Tru's Boyfriend
! style="background-color:silver;" | Actor
* [[Matthew Thompson (actor)|Matthew Thompson]] as Lodell, Tru's Faux Boyfriend
! style="background-color:silver;" | Role
* [[Alexandra Paul]] as Leslie
|-
* [[Cynda Williams]] as Lisa
| [[Najarra Townsend]] || Tru (Title and lead character)
* [[Alec Mapa]] as Mr. Bushnell, Closeted English Teacher
|-
* [[Bruce Vilanch]] as Uncle Daniel, Trevor's Uncle and Guardian
| [[Jake Abel]] || Trevor (Tru's boyfriend)
* [[Nichelle Nichols]] as Lodell's Grandmother
|-
* [[Jasmine Guy]] as Cynthia
| [[Matthew Thompson (actor)|Matthew Thompson]] || Lodell (Tru's faux boyfriend)
* [[Jane Lynch]] as Ms. Maple, School Teacher
|-
* [[Elaine Hendrix]] as Mrs. Muller, School Teacher
| [[Alexandra Paul]] || Leslie
* Tye Olson as Walter, Lodell's Boyfriend
|-
* [[Joseph Julian Soria]] as Manuel, Lodell's Best Friend
| [[Cynda Williams]] || Lisa
* Tony Brown as Principal Velasquez, School Principal
|-
* [[Vernon Wells (actor)|Vernon Wells]] as Coach Wesley, Lodell's Football Coach
| [[Alec Mapa]] || Mr. Bushnell (closeted English teacher)
* [[Marcia Wallace]] as Mrs. Lewis
|-
* Peter Bedard as Dom
| [[Bruce Vilanch]] || Uncle Daniel (Trevor's uncle and guardian)
* Shani Pride as Tiffany
|-
* Jenn Shagrin as Adrienne
| [[Nichelle Nichols]] || Lodell's grandmother
* Thomas Saunders as Emmet
|-
* Ellie Gerber as Rhonda
| [[Jasmine Guy]] || Cynthia
* Howard Booth as Joe
|-
* Bryan Erickson as Roberto
| [[Jane Lynch]] || Ms. Maple (school teacher)
* Matthew Miles Carter as Student
|-
* Jay Costelo as Pierced Boy, Gay Straight Alliance Member
| [[Elaine Hendrix]] || Mrs. Muller (school teacher)
* Morgan Early as Punk Girl, Gay Straight Alliance Member
|-
* Isabelle Gunning as Voice On High School P.A. System
| [[Tye Olson]] || Walter (Lodell's boyfriend)
* Katta Hules as Goth Girl, Gay Straight Alliance Member
|-
* Brad Hunter as Student
| [[Joseph Julian Soria]] || Manuel (Lodell's best friend)
* Cody Kennedy as Brittney
|-
* Derek Kokinda as Young Man
| [[Tony Brown (actor)|Tony Brown]] || Principal Velasquez (school principal)
* [[David Kopay]] as Himself
|-
* Scott Presley as Bell Aire
| [[Vernon Wells (actor)|Vernon Wells]] || Coach Wesley (Lodell's football coach)
* Jennifer Riker as Nurse Bette
|-
}}
| [[Marcia Wallace]] || Mrs. Lewis
|-
| Peter Bedard || Dom
|-
| Shani Pride || Tiffany
|-
| Jenn Shagrin || Adrienne
|-
| Thomas Saunders || Emmet
|-
| Ellie Gerber || Rhonda
|-
| Howard Booth || Joe
|-
| Bryan Erickson || Roberto
|-
| Matthew Miles Carter || Student
|-
| Jay Costelo || Pierced Boy (Gay Straight Alliance member)
|-
| Morgan Early || Punk Girl (Gay Straight Alliance member)
|-
| Isabelle Gunning || Voice on high school P.A. system
|-
| Katta Hules || Goth Girl (Gay Straight Alliance member)
|-
| Brad Hunter || Student
|-
| [[Cody Kennedy]] || Brittney
|-
| Derek Kokinda || Young Man
|-
| [[David Kopay]] || Himself
|-
| Scott Presley || Bell Aire
|-
| Jennifer Riker || Nurse Bette
|}


==Reception==
==Reception==
The film premiered at the [[Sedona Film Festival]] on 28 February 2008 and at the [[Frameline|Frameline Film Festival]] on 21 June 2008. It received 14 awards at six [[film festivals]]. The film went into limited national release on 17 October 2008.
The film premiered at the [[Sedona Film Festival]] on 28 February 2008 and at the [[Frameline|Frameline Film Festival]] on 21 June 2008. It received 14 awards at six [[film festivals]]. The film went into limited national release on 17 October 2008.


{{As of|2020|06}}, the film holds a 39% approval rating on [[Rotten Tomatoes]], based on 18 reviews with an [[average rating]] of 4.66/10.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/tru_loved|title=Tru Loved (2008)|website=Rotten Tomatoes|access-date=16 June 2020}}</ref>. Kevin Thomas of the ''[[Los Angeles Times]]'' called the film "engaging, timely and courageous",<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2008-oct-24-et-capsules24-story.html|title='Tree of Life' isn't sturdy|date=24 October 2008|work=Los Angeles Times|access-date=16 June 2020}}</ref> but the ''[[Chicago Reader]]'' called it "worthless drivel for the gay-lesbian market".<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.chicagoreader.com/chicago/tru-loved/Film?oid=1071501|title=Tru Loved|work=Chicago Reader|access-date=16 June 2020}}</ref> Film critic [[Roger Ebert]] caused a controversy when his published review of the film revealed that he had stopped watching after only eight minutes, making it one of only four films he walked out on (the others being ''[[Caligula (film)|Caligula]],'' ''[[Jonathan Livingston Seagull (film)|Jonathan Livingston Seagull]],'' and ''[[The Statue (1971 film)|The Statue]]''). He explained: "At what turned out to be the eight-minute mark, I paused the disc, looked at my notes so far, and thought, 'There's my review right there.' The movie had left me not wanting to see more." He later watched and reviewed the entire film and promised to never again review a film he had not seen "in its entirety. Never. Ever."<ref>{{cite web|url=http://blogs.suntimes.com/ebert/2008/10/definitely_read_me_second.html|title=Definitely read me second|last=Ebert|first=Roger|work=Roger Ebert's Journal|publisher=Sun-Times News Group|date=21 October 2008|access-date=7 March 2009}}</ref> In his review of the full film, Ebert gave it one star and suggested that the film would be appealing primarily to younger gay teenagers, and that "[t]he actors all have to deal with roles that are under- or over-written, and with characters that are one-dimensional stereotypes (the coach, the grandmother, both gay dad parents)."<ref>{{cite web|url= http://rogerebert.suntimes.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20081015/REVIEWS/810150277|title=Review|last=Ebert|first=Roger|work=rogerebert.com|date=15 October 2008|access-date=2 January 2013}}</ref>
{{As of|2020|06}}, the film holds a 39% approval rating on [[Rotten Tomatoes]], based on 18 reviews with an average rating of 4.66/10.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/tru_loved|title=Tru Loved (2008)|website=Rotten Tomatoes|access-date=16 June 2020}}</ref> Kevin Thomas of the ''[[Los Angeles Times]]'' called the film "engaging, timely and courageous",<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2008-oct-24-et-capsules24-story.html|title='Tree of Life' isn't sturdy|date=24 October 2008|work=Los Angeles Times|access-date=16 June 2020}}</ref> but the ''[[Chicago Reader]]'' called it "worthless drivel for the gay-lesbian market".<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.chicagoreader.com/chicago/tru-loved/Film?oid=1071501|title=Tru Loved|work=Chicago Reader|date=16 October 2008 |access-date=16 June 2020}}</ref> Film critic [[Roger Ebert]] caused a controversy when his published review of the film revealed that he had stopped watching after only eight minutes, making it one of only four films he walked out on (the others being ''[[Caligula (film)|Caligula]],'' ''[[Jonathan Livingston Seagull (film)|Jonathan Livingston Seagull]],'' and ''[[The Statue (1971 film)|The Statue]]''). He explained: "At what turned out to be the eight-minute mark, I paused the disc, looked at my notes so far, and thought, 'There's my review right there.' The movie had left me not wanting to see more." He later watched and reviewed the entire film and promised to never again review a film he had not seen "in its entirety. Never. Ever."<ref>{{cite web|url=http://blogs.suntimes.com/ebert/2008/10/definitely_read_me_second.html|title=Definitely read me second|last=Ebert|first=Roger|work=Roger Ebert's Journal|publisher=Sun-Times News Group|date=21 October 2008|access-date=7 March 2009}}</ref> In his review of the full film, Ebert gave it one star and suggested that the film would be appealing primarily to younger gay teenagers, and that "[t]he actors all have to deal with roles that are under- or over-written, and with characters that are one-dimensional stereotypes (the coach, the grandmother, both gay dad parents)."<ref>{{cite web|url= http://rogerebert.suntimes.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20081015/REVIEWS/810150277|title=Review|last=Ebert|first=Roger|work=rogerebert.com|date=15 October 2008|access-date=2 January 2013}}</ref>


== References ==
== References ==
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== External links ==
== External links ==
* {{official website|http://www.truloved.com/}}
* {{IMDb title|1056441}}
* {{IMDb title|1056441}}


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For the Tru Love TV episode, see Law & Order: Criminal Intent (season 6) § Episodes.
Tru Loved
Promotional Poster
Directed byStewart Wade
Written byStewart Wade
Produced byDavid Avallone, producer
Eric Borsum,
executive producer
Antonio Brown, producer
Elaine Hendrix,
co-producer
Eric Miller,
executive producer
Stewart Wade, producer
StarringNajarra Townsend
Jake Abel
Matthew Thompson
Alexandra Paul
CinematographyHoward Wexler
Edited byDavid Avallone
Music byChris Nicolaides
Production
companies
BrownBag Productions (II)
Tru Loved
Distributed byRegent Releasing
here! Films
Release date
  • February 28, 2008 (2008-02-28)
Running time
102 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish
Box office$9,467[1]

Tru Loved is a 2008 independent film written and directed by Stewart Wade and starring Najarra Townsend, Jake Abel, Matthew Thompson and Alexandra Paul.

Plot

Sixteen-year-old Tru has been raised in San Francisco by two lesbian mothers and two gay fathers. When one of her mothers gets a well-paid job in a multi-cultural but more conservative suburb in Southern California, Tru and her mothers relocate.

When Tru first starts at her new school, teachers welcome her but a group of male football jocks and their female friends bully her and say she looks like a "dyke." One of the footballers, Lodell, changes his mind about her and they start dating, but the relationship never becomes sexual. When they attend The Marvelous Wonderettes musical, Lodell flirts with a man. Tru's fathers suggest that Lodell is gay, and when Tru questions him he finally, reluctantly admits that he is a closeted homosexual. She tells him that she "doesn't want to be his Katie Holmes" but agrees to be his beard so he can continue to be accepted at school.

Tru begins to spend time with Lodell's best friend, fellow footballer Manuel, but when he bullies openly gay classmate Walter, Tru defends Walter and they become friends. They try to establish a Gay Straight Alliance and although a conservative teacher and a closeted English teacher refuse to support the group, the school drama teacher agrees to be the faculty sponsor. The first meeting is successful, with several people attending a long discussion on same-sex marriage in California, but during football practice at the same time, the coach calls the players "ladies," rants that "kids can't even say prayers in class, but the fags... get their own club!" He then asks his team if they want to "put a little muscles into these plays or go meet [their] boyfriends at the Gay Scouts of America," to which they answer that they want to "play ball."

At the end of the Gay Straight Alliance meeting Tru meets a gay-rights supporter, hipster-geek senior Trevor. She initially thinks he's gay, but they quickly form an intimate relationship. Raised by his gay fiction-author uncle, Trevor is open-minded about Tru's family arrangement. Later, Tru discovers that Lodell and Walter are sexually involved, and she ends her faux-relationship with Lodell. When Lodell and his teammates destroy a Gay Straight Alliance banner, Trevor sends out a mass coming out e-mail from Lodell's account. Tru is upset by this but eventually forgives him.

Tru's mothers have a small backyard commitment ceremony attended by teachers and other locals. Lodell arrives to announce that he has left another faux-relationship, and he has the opportunity to reconcile with Walter and meet David Kopay. Manuel arrives with his football coach and punches Lodell for not revealing his sexuality. He refuses to accept homosexuality, but promises to continue being a friend to Lodell. Lodell performs a self-penned song, the school principal dances with Trevor's uncle, and the closeted English teacher is advised by friend and fellow teacher Ms. Maple (Jane Lynch) to be open about his sexuality. In the short final scene, Lodell comes out to his mother and grandmother and introduces Walter as his boyfriend.

Cast

  • Najarra Townsend as Tru
  • Jake Abel as Trevor, Tru's Boyfriend
  • Matthew Thompson as Lodell, Tru's Faux Boyfriend
  • Alexandra Paul as Leslie
  • Cynda Williams as Lisa
  • Alec Mapa as Mr. Bushnell, Closeted English Teacher
  • Bruce Vilanch as Uncle Daniel, Trevor's Uncle and Guardian
  • Nichelle Nichols as Lodell's Grandmother
  • Jasmine Guy as Cynthia
  • Jane Lynch as Ms. Maple, School Teacher
  • Elaine Hendrix as Mrs. Muller, School Teacher
  • Tye Olson as Walter, Lodell's Boyfriend
  • Joseph Julian Soria as Manuel, Lodell's Best Friend
  • Tony Brown as Principal Velasquez, School Principal
  • Vernon Wells as Coach Wesley, Lodell's Football Coach
  • Marcia Wallace as Mrs. Lewis
  • Peter Bedard as Dom
  • Shani Pride as Tiffany
  • Jenn Shagrin as Adrienne
  • Thomas Saunders as Emmet
  • Ellie Gerber as Rhonda
  • Howard Booth as Joe
  • Bryan Erickson as Roberto
  • Matthew Miles Carter as Student
  • Jay Costelo as Pierced Boy, Gay Straight Alliance Member
  • Morgan Early as Punk Girl, Gay Straight Alliance Member
  • Isabelle Gunning as Voice On High School P.A. System
  • Katta Hules as Goth Girl, Gay Straight Alliance Member
  • Brad Hunter as Student
  • Cody Kennedy as Brittney
  • Derek Kokinda as Young Man
  • David Kopay as Himself
  • Scott Presley as Bell Aire
  • Jennifer Riker as Nurse Bette

Reception

The film premiered at the Sedona Film Festival on 28 February 2008 and at the Frameline Film Festival on 21 June 2008. It received 14 awards at six film festivals. The film went into limited national release on 17 October 2008.

As of June 2020, the film holds a 39% approval rating on Rotten Tomatoes, based on 18 reviews with an average rating of 4.66/10.[2] Kevin Thomas of the Los Angeles Times called the film "engaging, timely and courageous",[3] but the Chicago Reader called it "worthless drivel for the gay-lesbian market".[4] Film critic Roger Ebert caused a controversy when his published review of the film revealed that he had stopped watching after only eight minutes, making it one of only four films he walked out on (the others being Caligula, Jonathan Livingston Seagull, and The Statue). He explained: "At what turned out to be the eight-minute mark, I paused the disc, looked at my notes so far, and thought, 'There's my review right there.' The movie had left me not wanting to see more." He later watched and reviewed the entire film and promised to never again review a film he had not seen "in its entirety. Never. Ever."[5] In his review of the full film, Ebert gave it one star and suggested that the film would be appealing primarily to younger gay teenagers, and that "[t]he actors all have to deal with roles that are under- or over-written, and with characters that are one-dimensional stereotypes (the coach, the grandmother, both gay dad parents)."[6]

References

  1. ^ "Tru Loved". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved 7 January 2022.
  2. ^ "Tru Loved (2008)". Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved 16 June 2020.
  3. ^ "'Tree of Life' isn't sturdy". Los Angeles Times. 24 October 2008. Retrieved 16 June 2020.
  4. ^ "Tru Loved". Chicago Reader. 16 October 2008. Retrieved 16 June 2020.
  5. ^ Ebert, Roger (21 October 2008). "Definitely read me second". Roger Ebert's Journal. Sun-Times News Group. Retrieved 7 March 2009.
  6. ^ Ebert, Roger (15 October 2008). "Review". rogerebert.com. Retrieved 2 January 2013.

External links

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