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Demeans to an End
The movie stops being a raw but sympathetic portrait of a boy's traumatic upbringing and becomes simply raw.
Washington City Paper |
Tricia Olszewski |
04-17-2006 |
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Despite Unpleasantries, Heart Beats Truenew
Based on the allegedly autobiographical short stories of nonexistent teen author J.T. Leroy, this film is a Gothic maelstrom of psychic and physical abuse.
Austin Chronicle |
Marc Savlov |
04-14-2006 |
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Whose Cheatin' Heart?new

A fable of our era leaps -- or hobbles -- from page to screen.
San Francisco Bay Guardian |
Stephen Beachy |
03-22-2006 |
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Deceitful About All Thingsnew
Argento’s adaptation of J.T. LeRoy’s "autobiographical novel" has plenty of stylistic flash and no discernible point.
Los Angeles CityBeat |
Andy Klein |
03-10-2006 |
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