Tully

Also known as: What Happened to Tully?

Genre: personal drama 

With: Anson Mount (Tully Jr.), Glenn Fitzgerald (his brother Earl), Bob Burrus (Tully Coates Sr., their father),  Catherine Kellner (April Reece), Julianne Nicholson (Ella Smalley), Natalie Canerday (Claire), John Diehl (Mal ‟Mac” MacAvoy)

Director: Hilary Birmingham

Release: 2000

Studio: Telltale Films

Rating: R

MBiS score: 8.1/10

Restless Hearts in the Heartland

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Story-line: Tully and Earl, who live and work on the family farm in Nebraska, have reached adulthood and now face troublesome realities. Should they stay on or head for the city, love on the run or settle down? Such is their dilemma and a turning point is near…

Pluses: high-quality performances by lesser-known actors, faultless dialogues and screenwriting, skilful direction.

Minuses: none.

Comments: I don’t know about you but I’m not very fond of mediocre star vehicles, empty blockbusters or extravagant FX. That’s why I liked TULLY, a mature and realistic drama about lives evolving, truths untold and characters you can care about. I was plain lucky to see this worthy, down-to-earth movie… but you won’t need any luck to find it!

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