ChampDavSlim The acting is good, and the firecracker script has some excellent ideas.

Robert Joyner The plot isn't so bad, but the pace of storytelling is too slow which makes people bored. Certain moments are so obvious and unnecessary for the main plot. I would've fast-forwarded those moments if it was an online streaming. The ending looks like implying a sequel, not sure if this movie will get one

Skyler Great movie. Not sure what people expected but I found it highly entertaining.

Haven Kaycee It is encouraging that the film ends so strongly.Otherwise, it wouldn't have been a particularly memorable film

radmanart True Stories is thee best rock and roll movie I have ever seen. My wife actually loves this movie too and that is rare for her to like music themed movies. In fact I was so intrigued by it I thought about moving to Texas; when I rented it, when it first came out in 1986. The army moved us here, so I thought I would check Texas out by staying hear and we have been here in McKinney Texas ever since. We are still here for many reasons other than I like it here, but I do like it here. This is not the same town it was in the early 80's but I still like it.

Michael Neumann Celebrated art rocker David Byrne introduces the citizens of Virgil, Texas, a typical American small town preparing to observe its sesquicentennial with a 'celebration of specialness'. The narrator/tour guide (and neophyte film director) cultivates an attitude of deadpan naiveté (through awkward postures and dry non-sequiturs), which in certain circles passes for the ultimate in cool behavior. But his film is built on a fundamental flaw: contrary to the title, none of it is true. The town of Virgil, with all its eccentric residents (ostensibly inspired by supermarket tabloid news stories) is entirely fictional, and the scripted mock-documentary format only makes each slice of bucolic whimsy look totally artificial.In the end the project serves no real purpose except as a unique promotional tie-in to the latest album by The Talking Heads, a musical group whose high-tech, post-New Wave sophistication is entirely at odds with the offbeat Americana displayed here. Compare the film with similar efforts by Errol Morris or Ross McElwee (or Christopher Guest) for better perspective.

rosebud-karlstad This movie made me a different person, to watch David Byrne was a heartwarming experience. Sometimes it's a slow moving picture but it picks up the pace in just the right time to make you feel involved in the characters. To put it frank - this was a mind blowing experience. Some people may come to the conclusion that this is just a simple movie about simple people - and these people are right. But my dear friends, ask yourselves; how often do you see that - once in a lifetime! The reason that I haven't said anything concrete about the movie is that it's a picture in the same class as Lost Highway, try to say something about that movie, it's not easy, see it and become a better human being.

katecwatt-1 This movie is a work of poetry and genius. It's funny, poignant, weird, cinematically gorgeous, and very American. It has beautiful performances by the young John Goodman and the late great Spaulding Gray. If I had to introduce America to men from Mars or anthropologists from the future, I'd show 'em this movie! It may seem disjointed on a first viewing, but just let go of the expectation of a linear narrative and let it flow over you like a poem. It's all there, adding up to a powerful meditation on the American dream in a time of isolation, materialism, and corporate identity. Plus, it's really funny. It's worth watching just for the fashion show, the lobster dinner, and Pops Staples' ritual/musical number. And John Goodman's song at the end is an anthem for middle America.