I no longer watch Academy Award nominated movies. I rarely like them. Instead, I watch movies that friends and family recommend or I hear about through the grapevine, often online. Today I get to share a new family friendly movie, a romantic comedy starring Candace Cameron Bure, Ronny Cox, and David James Elliott.
Cameron Bure plays a marriage counselor who dispenses good marriage advice for struggling couples. She is offered the opportunity to host a relationship talk show based on a great first impression of her marriage and family. The problem? She isn’t married. The family mistakenly believed to be hers belongs to a widowed old college friend, in a moment they happened to run into each other. The two pretend that they are married during a weekend trip with her new boss, and hijinx follows.
The movie is wholesome and filled with silly humor. The two main characters maintain a lie through much of the movie, but feel guilty and try repeatedly to come clean. Truth Be Told is a very family friendly romantic comedy- you don’t have to worry about watching it with young children. It’s a real kick to watch DJ Tanner grown up, too, so if you’re from my generation it’s reminiscent of the humor and light-heartedness of Full House.
It’s not a serious movie- the goal seems to actually be a movie that everyone in the family can watch and enjoy on some level. The most serious portions of the movie are when dad and his daughter need to work out the possibility of him falling in love with someone else after mom died, and really, this can be a serious issue for some families. It’s dealt with very lightly in Truth Be Told, but can be discussed further as a family after the movie if this is an issue being faced.
Truth Be Told premieres on FOX on Saturday, April 16th at 8/7 c, presented by Walmart and P&G.
Candace Cameron is adorable there! I actually usually really like these family movies!
This reminds me I have to watch the movie!
Thanks for the review. I’ll have to check it out.
I am going to be watching this with my family Saturday night! I love Candace Cameron Bure – she is a lovely person inside and out!
I just don’t have time for TV 🙁 Wish I did, I used to love getting into shows! Thanks for sharing this!
oh i need to set my dvr for this! love candace!!
Sounds good! 🙂
I am enjoying these types of movies more and more the older I get! I love that Grandma and Grandpa, parents and kids can all watch it together, and no one needs to feel uncomfortable because of the content.
I do love movies that are not full of filth! 🙂
Hello…stopping in from BYB…thought I would say hi. Have a great weekend!
I want to see that movie SO bad! We have all of the Walmart and P&G movies except for that one and Change Of Plans and we LOVE them all!
That sounds cute! And Candace Cameron Bure is stunning! I’m gonna have to give this new show a try!
I thought it was pretty good 🙂 Candace Cameron did an excellent job, and is it just me or does she get prettier the older she gets??