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The Brutal Truth | 
 enlarge | Director: Cameron Thor
Actors: Christina Applegate, Justin Lazard, Johnathon Schaech, Moon Unit Zappa, Molly Ringwald
Studio: Image Entertainment
Category: DVD
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Rating:  7 reviews
Sales Rank: 119792
Format: Color, Dvd-video, Ntsc
Language: English (Original Language)
Rating: R (Restricted)
Region: 1
Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1
Number Of Discs: 1
Running Time: 89 Minutes
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.2
Dimensions (in): 7.1 x 5.4 x 0.6
ISBN: 6305837481
UPC: 014381935929
EAN: 9786305837480
ASIN: 6305837481
Theatrical Release Date: 1999
Release Date: May 30, 2000
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Condition: ** Rare FIRST PRINTING Like Shown! ** NEW, factory sealed (w/security strip!). AUTHENTIC & Very Rare First Printing from IMAGE Entertainment with same cover as shown (ASK seller if not sure of what edition they are selling!) Genuine, NOT an import OR bootleg. Ships 1st Class Promptly. TRUSTED seller, ck out my feedbk & purchase w/confidence!
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Description
Nine best friends from high school are reunited ten years later in a remote mountain cabin. The core of their group, Emily, has gathered her distant friends to reveal a stunning secret. No one could have guessed the shocking details that suddenly expose sexual infidelities and their violent past. Now, only one question remains...can they survive the weekend?
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BRUTALLY BAD October 12, 2004
Michael Butts (Martinsburg, WV USA)
1 out of 2 found this review helpful
If you liked THE BIG CHILL, you probably won't like THE BRUTAL TRUTH. Trying to set the same kind of mood as the CHILL, TRUTH offers us characters that are hardly likeable, a slow moving and banal plot, and acting that should make the actors responsible feel very embarrassed. The writer tries to make Emily (Christina Applegate in a very small role) appear to be some kind of saint who changes everyone's life she touches. The big "secret" is hardly that devastating for Emily, but one of her friends is pregnant with a baby that was the result of a brutal rape. The movie has about a dozen worthless songs that they keep putting in, along with mood shots of the reflective actors. Johnathon Schaech (Judas, The Forsaken) appears as some writer who ends up narrating the story, with a really coy and ridiculous ending. Moon Zappa appears as a lesbian, and the other actors merely go through the motions.
An independent film that proves that not all indies are so great.
 Too many flashbacks... October 3, 2002
Wendy (Seattle, Washington United States)
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
What starts off as something that seems like it might be interesting becomes all too boring and contrived. You can see where it's going almost immediately. A group of reunited high school buddies in their late twenties/early thirties gather at the request of their friend, Emily (Christina Applegate). They go to her parent's summer home in the mountains. A cast including Molly Ringwald(a chain smoking nag married to one of Emily's friends) Moon Zappa, and some no names. But alas...they get there and Emily is no where to be found. Two of the gals are sisters, one is very pregnant. There is alot of mystery about who is the father. Everyone gets drunk and stupid and finally goes to sleep. One earthquake later and they are stuck on a mountain with a corpse (guess who?)Fake forced dialogue,no real "connection" between these so-called "great friends," lots of arguments, affairs, secrets, and way too many flashbacks to a night 9 months ago where a terrible thing happened at a party, is too much to take! While this movie had potential it seemed like they rushed to get the movie out and everyone had just memorized their lines. The one airhead in the movie, a gal called "Vanilla" was the only one,ironically, who seemed able to act. These friends even kill a dog (accidentally) in a dog-napping attempt that they hope will result in reward money so that they can buy some pot! Save your two hours for a different movie. You may be disappointed in this one!
Disappointment July 29, 2002
Carla P. Hufstedler (VA USA)
3 out of 5 found this review helpful
I watched this film because I am interested in Molly Ringwald's independent filmwork.I am sorry I did. Not for Ringwald's (or anyone's) performance, however. The payoff of the plot--the actual "brutal truth"--was horrific, unexpected. . .and upsetting. Such scenes are usually handled with tact, grace, respect for the audience and the audience's responses. This scene in particular did not do so by any stretch of the imagination. Following on the heels of disjointed scene changes and little character development (who are these people? tell me, as the audience, why I should care), the payoff scene was even more offputting.
This movie is not Christina Applegate's caliber of movie February 21, 2001
Allan Driggers (Orlando, FL)
5 out of 8 found this review helpful
I'm a huge Christina Applegate fan. I have been since my days in the Marines, when all we could get on the tube were "Married w/Children" reruns, in the Gulf War. I was very angry when "Jesse" got cancelled also. I would think that an actress of Christina's caliber would be getting more leading roles in high bugget productions. I must be missing something? But if your like me, a huge fan of Christina's, don't bother with this one, trust me.
Interesting Idea Executed Poorly August 21, 2000
Anne (Boston, Ma)
The actual plot of this movie was not that bad, but the casting and dialogue really destroyed any chance this movie had for being watchable. Christina Applegate is a good actress, but she has a very small role. The storyline strayed here and there and never successfully satisfied the viewer's curiosity. The only aspect that kept my interest was Moon Unit Zappa's performance, as a quick-witted and lonely lesbian. If you like Moon Zappa, get the movie; otherwise, save your money, and your time.
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