Tru Loved (2008) |
| Wednesday, 18 March 2009 15:16 |
 Tru LovedReleased: February 2008 Runtime: 100 minutes Rated: Not Rated As a young person, moving to a new city is always tough. But what happens when rumours fly that you are a Lesbian, you have two moms and two dads, you start up a GSA (Gay Straight Alliance) at your new high school, you help the gay quarterback hide his sexuality AND you find the boy of your dreams? That is the premise behind Tru Loved. And the best part is that it works at every level. While some of the acting here is a bit stilted the main characters including Tru (Najarra Townsend), the 'gay' quarterback Lodell (Matthew Thompson) and Tru's beau Trevor (Jake Abel) all give tremendous performances.
Included in the supporting roles are Bruce Vilanch as Trevor's gay uncle, Jane Lynch as Ms Maple, Jasmine Guy as Lodell's mom and Nichelle Nichols (of Star Trek fame) as Lodell's Grandmother. Oh yeah, and Marcia Wallace makes a special appearance as Mrs Lewis, the teacher sponsor of the newly formed GSA. All of these secondary characters not only bring some wonderful supporting roles to life but helps to legitimize the movie beyond just another gay youth movie. A wonderful movie, Tru Loved is another of the queer films at this year's Festival that has been classified for youth and we continue to be amazed at the quality of these films, much like we were with Were the World Mine. Our big question though is when did a 'beard' become 'Katie Holmes'? Sigh, sometimes we feel sooooo old... |
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