Tru Confessions

I mean he's not even Twenty yet, and he is already showing he's good at drama as well as comedy. He is like the next Robin Williams. You may know him best has the goofy oddball brother in Even Stevens. But in this film he plays Eddie, a teenager strugling with a mental disabilty, who tries to make the best out of things. He gave a real good performance. Clara Bryant also gave a good performance has Tru, Eddie's sweet but uptight sister. Mare Winningham is good has there patient mom. A sweet film for the whole family.

When a local TV station puts on a filming contest, teenager Tru Walker (Clara Bryant) is in on it in a heartbeat. Her life seems too full of drama to document - including a surgeon father who is never there and a mother, Ginny (Mare Winningham), who seems not to be there even when she is. In the end, Tru opts to make a movie about his mentally handicapped twin brother, Eddie (Shia LaBeouf). But as airtime approaches, Tru fears how others will react to her very personal story.

The film is based on the first novel by children's author Janet Tashjian which was written in the format of a diary entered into a computer and uses lists and illustrations, the film is super cute, has a beautiful soundtrack, which packs our tears with this cute and dramatic script, the scenes between the brothers and the family, the difficulties they face and the prejudiced look of society, all so painfully real, a realistic fiction, a lesson in love and inclusion...

To be quite honest with you Disney movies are not my personal favorite thing to view do to the fact they are based usually for kids from 5-14 years of age. Being that IM 24 years old I do not fall into there age bracket nor do I want too ... then I watched this movie for no good reason other then being bored and wanted something to make fun of with my friends to my surprise I found my self in shock after the viewing. The movie was great but I was more into the performance given by Shia LaBeouf.. I had to go on the Internet to find out if he was really mentally challenged after this movie. He did one hell of a job here THIS KIDS GOT A FUTURE ... unlike other annoying talent such as frank muniz or whatever the hell his name is. Shia LaBeouf should really be praised for this role and I am really hoping to see him in other films outside the Disney lot......

I really liked Shia LaBeouf in this movie--he protrayed a handicapped person very well. But Tru's attitude was a lot worse in the movie than in the book. She was a total jerk in the movie, but not as much in the book.

This movie was really touching, and I loved the part where Billy Meier fell in the lake!!!

I admit it, movies about disabled people drive me absolutely crazy. While watching films such as "i am sam" or "Tru Confessions" I feel an overwhelming amount of sympathy for the disabled character. What makes these movies even more unbearable, is the discrimination these characters face in the real world. Now, as unbearable as they are to me, I feel I should note that these movies are priceless treasures. "Tru Confessions" Rates as one of the only 10 movies that has ever made me cry. Shia Labeouf plays the tender role of Eddie the disabled little brother of Tru, a girl trying to figure out her life in the middle of parents who won't listen or don't care and a little brother she is forced to defend and watch out for. This is a great example of powerful acting and a driving story. Shia, my man, excellent work. I haven't seen this kind of acting from a young man your age since...I can't remember. Clara Bryant, excellent work also.

Watch for this film. I think we all know Disney's replay reputation, I'm sure you'll run into it at some point.