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Tully (2000)

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Average Rating: 6.9/10
Reviews Counted: 52
Fresh: 42 | Rotten: 10

A beautifully acted, quietly moving little film.

Average Rating: 6.8/10
Critic Reviews: 20
Fresh: 16 | Rotten: 4

A beautifully acted, quietly moving little film.

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Taking home both the audience prize for Best Director as well as the critics' prize for Best Film, writer-director Hilary Birmingham was the toast of the 2000 L.A. Independent Film Festival with this slice-of-life drama about a pair of motherless young men and their relationships with women. Tully Jr. (Anson Mount) and Earl (Glenn Fitzgerald) live on their father's Nebraska ranch, proud and independent to a fault. While the shy, reclusive Earl spends his free time watching movies, the cockier

R, 1 hr. 42 min.

Art House & International, Drama

Directed By: Hilary Birmingham

Written By: Matt Drake, Hilary Birmingham

In Theaters: Nov 1, 2002 Wide

On DVD: Jun 17, 2003

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Cast

Anson Mount
Tully Coates
Julianne Nicholson
Ella Smalley
Glenn Fitzgerald
Earl Coates
Catherine Kellner
April Reece
John Diehl
Mal "Mac" MacAvoy
Natalie Canerday
Claire

Critic Reviews for Tully

All Critics (58) | Top Critics (22) | Fresh (42) | Rotten (12) | DVD (8)

Flawed but promising.

February 13, 2003 Comment

Jay Boyar

Orlando Sentinel

Top Critic

Watching Tully reminded me of a time when calling a movie 'little' was a compliment, a way of saying a director had found ways to locate his movie in a world that seemed entirely real.

February 7, 2003 Comment

Robert Denerstein

Denver Rocky Mountain News

Top Critic

At turns heartbreaking and heart-stirring.

January 30, 2003 Comment

Steven Rea

Philadelphia Inquirer

Top Critic

There's certainly nothing objectionable about Tully, but there's nothing remarkable either. It resides in that cinematic middle ground of not-bad, not-great, just okay.

January 24, 2003 Comment

Ann Hornaday

Washington Post

Top Critic

It brims with characters, incidents and dialogue that are alternately sharp and lyrical, and sometimes both at the same time.

January 24, 2003 Full Review Source: Sacramento Bee

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Joe Baltake

Sacramento Bee

Top Critic

Modestly budgeted but richly visual film.

January 24, 2003 Comment

Desson Thomson

Washington Post

Top Critic

The movie was critically lauded when it was released theatrically last fall, more than two years after its completion, but audiences never quite seemed to catch on.

November 5, 2004 Comment

Sarah Chauncey

Reel.com

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.

June 20, 2003 Full Review Source: Salt Lake Tribune

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Sean Means

Salt Lake Tribune

Best to just pick up a blade of grass and chew on it while absorbing the scenic imagery and natural acting of a strong cast.

April 17, 2003 Comment

Gerry Shamray

Sun Newspapers of Cleveland

The movie resonates with a rare and genuine sweetness.

March 28, 2003 Comment

Mary Brennan

Seattle Times

The revelations... are not in the plot but in the rhythm of life and the pace of days (brought to life perfectly in the crisp, bright, sunlit photography)...

March 27, 2003 Full Review Source: Seattle Post-Intelligencer

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Sean Axmaker

Seattle Post-Intelligencer

A heartfelt, understated and occasionally heavy-handed slice of heartland.

March 20, 2003 Comment

Duane Dudek

Milwaukee Journal Sentinel

It's a promising debut made even better by an impressive bunch of actors.

February 13, 2003 Full Review Source: Orlando Weekly

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Steve Schneider

Orlando Weekly

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A quiet film, about a quiet man and his two sons, living on a farm in Nebraska. Tully (Anson Mount), is the elder son, and a twenty-something Lothario who believes himself irresistible to women. His younger brother, Earl (Glenn Fitzgerald), works hard and plays clean. A straight-arrow neighboring girl, Ella (Julianne

January 13, 2011

Mark Abell

Super Reviewer

Wasn't quite sure what to expect from this but I was pleasantly surprised. It's a very sweet and realistic story. Considering that I'm really not fond of Julianne Nicholson on Law & Order: Criminal Intent, it was nice to see her play a different role, and one that was actually likable.

August 30, 2009