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A Letter to True
Metascore
51 out of 100

Mixed or average reviews - based on 13 Critics

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 2 out of 13
  2. Mixed: 9 out of 13
  3. Negative: 2 out of 13
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  1. Christian Science Monitor
    Reviewed by: David Sterritt
    100
    It's all deliberately homemade and raggedy, and that's where its charm comes from, along with the delightful old-music score.
  2. Miami Herald
    Reviewed by: Rene Rodriguez
    75
    If you don't have a dog waiting for you at home after seeing A Letter to True, you'll want one.
  3. The Hollywood Reporter
    Reviewed by: Frank Scheck
    60
    Gives these canines the sensual elegance of the Calvin Klein models Weber has so famously photographed. Would that the substance of the film have come close to having the impact of its visuals.
  4. L.A. Weekly
    Reviewed by: Chuck Wilson
    60
    Meandering.
  5. Los Angeles Times
    Reviewed by: Kevin Crust
    60
    An undeniably odd film, this ode to pooches is more than just a dog calendar come to life.
  6. New York Daily News
    Reviewed by: Jami Bernard
    50
    The resulting movie is a mixed bag, not quite a documentary and yet as "true" to Weber's fascinations as a dog named True can be to his master.
  7. San Francisco Chronicle
    Reviewed by: Jonathan Curiel
    50
    It's all so cute -- except that Weber wants this to be a thoughtful film.
  8. TV Guide
    Reviewed by: Ken Fox
    50
    No matter how deep one's affection for man's best friend, there's something undeniably fatuous about considering the emotional impact 9/11 has had on a dog named Rain.
  9. The New York Times
    Reviewed by: Stephen Holden
    50
    It all makes for a poignant mix, the boy inside the man, pressing his nose against the glass, longing for the journalistic authenticity of someone like Burrows while still believing in Lassie and the unconditional love of True.
  10. Variety
    Reviewed by: Leslie Felperin
    50
    Gorgeously lensed, photographer-turned-helmer Bruce Weber's heartfelt docu tribute to his dogs, his friends and his friends'dogs.
  11. The A.V. Club
    Reviewed by: Nathan Rabin
    40
    The definition of a vanity film, Weber's latest opus lacks the focus even to qualify as dilettantish. Offering plenty for the eye and little for the brain, the film suffers from a dearth of ideas as it glides pleasantly but emptily from one gorgeous surface to another.
  12. New York Post
    Reviewed by: Lou Lumenick
    38
    About as exciting as watching someone else's home movies -- albeit, beautifully photographed ones.
  13. Village Voice
    Reviewed by: Ed Halter
    30
    A Letter to True could provide a corrective reminder that bad taste emerges in high-class forms as often as low. The film's failures cannot be faulted to inexperience.
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