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Movie Info

In the Bronx during the late 1980s, marriage-minded Donna (Annabella Sciorra) is engaged to the immature, commitment-phobic Michael (Ron Eldard). When the elaborate wedding plans go into motion, however, Donna begins to have second thoughts, and Michael has the same old commitment issues. The two must work through some nagging doubts; namely, if they are right for one another. With both pairs of feet growing cold, Donna and Michael still have friends and family who expect to see a wedding.

Rating:

R
Genre:

drama, comedy
Original Language:

English
Director:

Nancy Savoca
Producer:

Richard Guay, Shelley Houis
Release Date (Streaming):

May 10, 2005
Box Office (Gross USA):

$1.0M
Runtime:

1h 44m
Production Co:

J&M Entertainment
Sound Mix:

Surround

Cast & Crew

Annabella Sciorra
Donna

Ron Eldard
Michael

Star Jasper
JC

Aida Turturro
Grace

Roger Rignack
Dom

Michael J. Wolfe
Brian

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Critic Reviews for True Love

All Critics (9) | Top Critics (1) | Fresh (6) | Rotten (3)

This is a subtle movie that invites us to read between the lines. It suggests that a lot of couples may be married to marriage rather than to each other.

September 4, 2004 | Rating: 3/4 | Full Review…

Roger Ebert
Chicago Sun-Times
True Love renders this Iocal community at once strangely familiar and and culturally foreign. Under the scrutiny of such an ethnographic gaze, perhaps it is not so bad remaining invisible.

May 20, 2020 | Full Review…

Peter Bowen
OutWeek
Nancy Savoca's first (and still best) film shows a good, sensitive ear to the lingo and subculture of this ethnic milieu, of both genders. Competing at Sudance Fest in 1989, it won the jury award for best drama.

January 4, 2007 | Rating: A- | Full Review…

Emanuel Levy
EmanuelLevy.Com
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November 4, 2005 | Rating: 0/5

Michael Szymanski
International Press Academy
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September 27, 2005 | Rating: 3/5

Chuck O'Leary
Fantastica Daily
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September 4, 2004 | Rating: 2/5

Christopher Null
Filmcritic.com
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May 14, 2004 | Rating: 4/5

Daniel M. Kimmel
Worcester Telegram & Gazette
Even though the story is simple, the characters aren't.

October 15, 2003 | Rating: 4/5 | Full Review…

Gil Jawetz
DVDTalk.com
An honest, thoughtful look at a real relationship and the various pitfalls surrounding it.

August 30, 2003 | Rating: 71/100

Wesley Lovell
Apollo Guide

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Audience Reviews for True Love

Oct 30, 2014

A New York couple have cold feet as they dwindle toward marriage. A collection of bad accents and trite cliches, every plot event of True Love is painfully predictable. Commitment-phobic men, mistakenly suspected adultery, and needs of independence all make up this film, which anyone has seen many times before in many forms. Overall, there's nothing true about True Love.

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