True Love

This gay anthology of seven short films is probably one of the best I've seen. Much better than most of the BOYS LIFE series (except possibly #5) and MEN'S SHORTS. The reason for this probably has to do with the fact that all seven films were written and directed by the same person. Despite that, the stories are varied in tone and style enough to provide different aspects of gay male life. "A Christmas Story" looks as if shot on Super 8 film circa 1969, recounting a boy's first feelings of being different. Older gays, however, seem to get slightly shorter shrift with the perfunctory "Sunday" which feels tacked on and a bit out of place. The films are filled with remarkably fresh performances and the writing is lean enough to allow for some quality acting throughout. The only slight drawback is the title and promotion of the film, which recalls the "True Romance" novels of yore. This film is not just about love, but about life - and well worth seeing.

These days, saying that a gay movie is above average may sound like damning with faint praise. The bar seems to get progressively lower and lower as more and more gay movies hit the screens.

But if we say that an average movie is just okay, this one is better than that. There's a cohesion to this collection, because the segments are all written and directed by the same guy. In fact calling it a collection of short films is a little misleading. It's a film with seven different stories. They're not connected by plot, but they are connected by the writer/director's point of view.

This film held my interest, even through some of the patches that were a bit predictable and a tad melodramatic. The stories are truly evocative of different, familiar—maybe even universal—aspects of gay life. Along with another reviewer here, I especially liked the last story, which I found sweet without being treacly.

I almost feel guilty for not rating it higher, because I did like this movie overall. I don't think it's great but I do definitely think it's worth your time. It would be a good date movie.

is this really a movie or a TV show? it doesn't have the grandiose as a movie has. i just finished watching its extra materials. it has less than 10,000 dollars budget. so considering its extraordinary circumstances, i think that it is not too bad.

i especially like the one called "a little drama." it is short, and it didn't have one single word, but it seems so romantic and emotional. and it is also very effective of expressing what it intended to tell.

some of the stories are just ordinary, which i don't need to watch them to know the ending. then sometimes, our life are just as ordinary as this movie,

Here is my one-word review ... Horrible.

Okay so IMDb won't let you leave a one-word review, so I'll try to be succinct at least. Terrible writing, abhorrent acting save possibly those who did not speak, and obviously and Ed Wood style directive approach. (Cut, print, next act)

There was absolutely nothing new in these plots. It also seems to be a close-knit group of West Hollywood friends who got together and were taught their skills over brunch. My guess is they pick out some young guys and told them they were going to be in a "Hollywood movie."

Shame. Or in Colonel Walter E. Kurtz last words, "The horror … the horror …"

I found this to be a rather disappointing, inconsistent combination of seven shorts. In fact, it might have been better titled, Inconsistencies of Love or Misconceptions of Love as opposed to True Love.

The only example of 'true love' is the short, Sunday which is actually out of place in this collection which is supposedly about growing up and coming out. (It features an older couple.)

I found History a little offense and irresponsible storytelling suggesting a negative stereotype of the young gay experience, or is it? The saving grace of this collection is A Little Drama. Simple, sweet and memorable.

Overall, the acting is pretty poor. Or, the actors were directed poorly. In either case, the acting leaves a lot to be desired.

I guess you could say the writer (Saul) gives seven examples of gay life that contain some truth in each-- but not true love.