Tully

Name: Tully
Genre: Drama
Released: November 1, 2002
Duration: 102 min
Rating: 73

2002

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Small Planet Pictures | Release Date: November 1, 2002 | R

Summary: Based on the O'Henry Prize winning story by Tom McNeal, this film explores a legacy of love between a family of men, and the events of one summer that change their world forever. (TellTale Films)

Director: Hilary Birmingham

Genre(s): Drama

Rating: R

Runtime: 102 min

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David Sterritt

Such understated storytelling, sensitive directing, and avoidance of easy filmmaking tricks are all too rare in American movies. This is truly one from the heart. Read full review

Desson Thomson

Thanks to strong performances from all, particularly Mount and Nicholson, we're with this story all the way. Read full review

Roger Ebert

We might quarrel with the crucial decision at the end of Tully, but we have to honor it because we know it comes from a good place. So does the whole movie. Read full review

Kimberley Jones

Burrus has a face that does all the talking for him -- deep creases, sad eyes, and a gray hue that hangs over him like a rain cloud. It's a remarkable performance. Read full review

Sean Axmaker

A few scenes are a bit coy and the "big secrets" threaten to pitch into melodrama, but Birmingham keeps bringing the film back to the delicate dynamics of the relationships at its heart. Read full review

Scott Tobias

In its strongest moments, Tully has the quality of a good short story, in the way it details the underlying affection and resentment that creeps into the lives of its four main characters, played with great sensitivity by a cast of mostly unknowns. Read full review

Lou Lumenick

A yawn-provoking little farm melodrama. Read full review

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ChadS.

Jan 29, 2006

What drives "Tully" is the luminous work of Julianne Nicholson, who you hope doesn't get her heart broken by the titular character, played by Anson Mount. That's what gives this quietly amazing film its tension. We want the best for Ella. "Tully" could've just been about this What drives "Tully" is the luminous work of Julianne Nicholson, who you hope doesn't get her heart broken by the titular character, played by Anson Mount. That's what gives this quietly amazing film its tension. We want the best for Ella. "Tully" could've just been about this unlikely love affair between a good girl and a bad boy, but it's also about family secrets and the financial strain which plagues a heartland farmer. "Tully" is so understated, you're never completely cognizant to the oncoming tragedy, even though the filmmaker sets it up in full-view. It's unnecessary, but well-done and absolutely plausible. "Tully" would still be a gem without the melodrama. This film gets away with a potentially bum note because it respects people who live in small towns. Not once does the viewer feel that the people who inhabit this Nebraska outback are wasting away their days and nights like a hick who's tipped a few cows in his lifetime. Somebody has to live in these places, and the people we meet here do it with grace, especially Ella, who is poetry in motion.… Expand

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