Tru Love

So, I am biased because my mom stars in the movie, but she has been in lots of movies and I have not reviewed them on IMDb :-) This movie deserves my positive review. I respect that it is about three woman (three female leads is not the norm) and it was written and directed by two wonderful and talented women (again, two women in the driver's seat is not the norm).

It explores the lives of three women - how they evolve and grow, create bonds and learn how to not simply exist, but impact the world that they live in. Life passes in an instant - we all have to make our instant meaningful. It is not enough to simply exist - we have to love and feel life!

All the performances are outstanding, but I have to say I burst with pride when I watch my mom. I have seen EVERYTHING my mother has done so I am actually the best person to say that her performance is outstanding! My mom is always amazing, but she really hits it out of the park this time.

Watch the movie - you will enjoy it!

Why only 4 stars?

Because I got bored watching scene after scene over acted and stretched out too long. It's an easy story to guess where it's going.

Don't get me wrong. The actresses were fine in their roles but the story went lacking. Who couldn't guess where the girls friendship was going and who couldn't guess the ending?

Photography is beautiful, especially the snowy beach scenes - wonderful composition and color - and the mother sitting on the bathtub - beautiful!

This film took me on an unexpected plot and ending. The characters well developed and interesting.

I am usually put-off when one person stars, writes, and directs-or other multiple roles-in a film however, this is the example that proves it can become a worthwhile effort. Thank you Canada, love is not only found on tropical settings with skimpy bikinis and oiled torsos. At its heart, this is a romance that could have driven itself off the cliff into a soapy film that is only trite. Given the story lines of age, sexuality, loss, and family conflict, the result is an honest product that I think the cast and crew as well as most viewers will find rewarding. If you are looking for an LGBTQ+ salacious tease, you will be disappointed. It is an honest effort with high production values and I feel it is worth your time to watch.

True Luv (2013) was co-directed by Kate Johnson and Shauna MacDonald. It's an interesting, unusual film about love between two women of different generations. Tru, played by director MacDonald, is a free-spirited lesbian who helps out a friend, Suzanne, played by Christine Home, when Suzanne's mother Alice, played by Kate Trotter, comes to visit. Suzanne makes the word "workaholic" really sound inadequate. She's beyond that.

That leaves Tru, who doesn't appear to have a job, and Kate, who rarely sees Suzanne, with time to be together. Suzanne may be too busy to see her mother, but she's still not happy about Tru seeing her mother. The rest of the movie moves forward from there.

We saw this film at the Little Theatre as part of the outstanding Rochester ImageOut LGBT Film Festival. It will work well on DVD.