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CONSENSUS
A beautifully acted, quietly moving little film.
CAST & CREW
Anson Mount, Julianne Nicholson, Glenn Fitzgerald
Directed by Hilary Birmingham
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SYNOPSIS
"The Truth About Tully" explores a legacy of love between a family of men, and the events of one summer that change their world forever. more...
MPAA RATING
Not Rated
RELEASE DATES
Theatrical: Nov 1, 2002
Video: Jun 17, 2003
RELEASE COMPANY
Small Planet
GENRE
Dramas, Coming Of Age, Romance, Young Love, Romances, Farms, Small Town Life
OFFICIAL SITE
• The Official Tully Site
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TRAILER & MEDIA
TIDBITS
SUBMIT/EDIT ARTICLE
SUBMIT USER REVIEW
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 "It's a lovely thing, as reserved and unfussy as its characters and, like them, full of surprises."
-- Chuck Wilson, L.A. WEEKLY
"A film full of vivid characters, quiet beauty and gentle grace."
-- Glenn Whipp, LOS ANGELES DAILY NEWS
"A refreshingly honest and ultimately touching tale of the sort of people usually ignored in contemporary American film. Search it out."
-- Frank Swietek, ONE GUY'S OPINION
"Tully is in many ways the perfect festival film: a calm, self-assured portrait of small town regret, love, duty and friendship that appeals to the storytelling instincts of a slightly more literate filmgoing audience."
-- Brent Simon, ENTERTAINMENT TODAY
"It's a promising debut made even better by an impressive bunch of actors."
-- Steve Schneider, ORLANDO WEEKLY
"An uncommonly perceptive and finely shaded character drama."
-- Rene Rodriguez, MIAMI HERALD
"Deliciously slow."
-- Jon Popick, PLANET SICK-BOY
"Top-notch action powers this romantic drama."
-- Michael Phillips, CITYSEARCH
 "It all starts to smack of a Hallmark Hall of Fame, with a few four letter words thrown in that are generally not heard on television."
-- Arthur Lazere, CULTUREVULTURE.NET
"A small-town movie in a big-city world."
-- Chris Hewitt, ST. PAUL PIONEER PRESS
"It's an earnest debut full of heartfelt performances, but is ultimately let down by a story that is all too predictable."
-- Pam Grady, REEL.COM
"A heartfelt, understated and occasionally heavy-handed slice of heartland."
-- Duane Dudek, MILWAUKEE JOURNAL SENTINEL
"Birmingham has made a wonderful debut, and if her next feature will be as engaging, comforting, and tearjerking, we’ll all be quite lucky."
-- David Cornelius, AMAZING COLOSSAL WEBSITE
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"A quiet family drama with a little bit of romance and a dose of darkness."
-- Norm Schrager, FILMCRITIC.COM
"Director and co-writer Hilary Birmingham's maiden feature… is a strong, polished, professional indie effort that bodes well for bigger success."
-- Elias Savada, NITRATE ONLINE
"Poignant and funny."
-- Steve Rhodes, STEVE RHODES' INTERNET REVIEWS
"It's a piece of handiwork that shows its indie tatters and self-conscious seams in places, but has some quietly moving moments and an intelligent subtlety."
-- Mary F. Pols, CONTRA COSTA TIMES
"Tully is worth a look for its true-to-life characters, its sensitive acting, its unadorned view of rural life and the subtle direction of first-timer Hilary Birmingham."
-- Sean Means, SALT LAKE TRIBUNE
"The film is weighed down by supporting characters who are either too goodly, wise and knowing or downright comically evil."
-- Laura Kelly, SOUTH FLORIDA SUN-SENTINEL
"Full of affecting, quiet moments."
-- Mark Halverson, SACRAMENTO NEWS & REVIEW
"A modest but finely tuned look at small-town life under the wide-open skies of Nebraska."
-- Ken Fox, TV GUIDE'S MOVIE GUIDE
"A very pretty after-school special. It's an effort to watch this movie, but it eventually pays off and is effective if you stick with it."
-- Cherryl Dawson and Leigh Ann Palone, THEMOVIECHICKS.COM
"quietly pulls you into its sun drenched style of American Gothic in the Heartland"
-- Laura Clifford, REELING REVIEWS
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FRESH 78%
Avg. Rating: 7.1/10 |
"If you can push on through the slow spots, you'll be rewarded with some fine acting."
-- Matt Weitz, DALLAS MORNING NEWS
"Convincingly acted across the board, it's a film with a lot on its mind, a story whose crises slowly gain in intensity, gathering like threatening storm clouds on an initially clear horizon."
-- Kenneth Turan, LOS ANGELES TIMES
"A little too pat for its own good."
-- Jan Stuart, NEWSDAY
"The believable young people growing on this plot of soil are never predictable; neither are the unmannered, affecting performances."
-- Lisa Schwarzbaum, ENTERTAINMENT WEEKLY
"The acting is good and airy, like the setting, in this much more than promising first film."
-- Andrew Sarris, NEW YORK OBSERVER
"A wonderful film."
-- Richard Roeper, EBERT & ROEPER
"At turns heartbreaking and heart-stirring."
-- Steven Rea, PHILADELPHIA INQUIRER
"The film's unhurried pace is actually one of its strengths. Entirely appropriately, the tale unfolds like a lazy summer afternoon and concludes with the crisp clarity of a fall dawn."
-- Janice Page, BOSTON GLOBE
"This quiet, introspective and entertaining independent is worth seeking."
-- John Monaghan, DETROIT FREE PRESS
"A yawn-provoking little farm melodrama."
-- Lou Lumenick, NEW YORK POST
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"A simple, sometimes maddeningly slow film that has just enough charm and good acting to make it interesting, but is ultimately pulled under by the pacing and lack of creativity within."
-- Larry Carroll, COUNTINGDOWN.COM
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* Who are the Approved Tomatometer Critics?
* Mouse over a tomato icon for a publication's original rating. Original rating not available for every publication.
* In fairness to critics whose last name begins with a letter at the end of the alphabet, certain pages are sorted in reverse order, z-a.
* Certain "Tully" article data provided by the Movie Review Query Engine.
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