The film was still a fun one that will make you laugh and have you leaving the theater feeling like you just stole something valuable and got away with it.

Watch something else. There are very few redeeming qualities to this film.

A lot of perfectly good film show their cards early, establish a unique premise and let the audience explore a topic at a leisurely pace, without much in terms of surprise. this film is not one of those films.

Excellent and certainly provocative... If nothing else, the film is a real conversation starter.

The protagonist in True Heart Suzie is regularly credited with pioneering subtle acting in front of the camera, as opposed to sweeping, dramatic acting of theater players attempting to transition to the new medium. In some parts of the film, it's a little difficult to believe, given today's films with high definition technology, more sophistication, and able to catch every nuance in an actor's face. Compared to earlier films, however, miss Suzie is quite the refined actress.The story centers on True Heart Suzie, who sells her cow in the name of love to send her neighbor boy, William, to college. When he eventually returns, Suzie is heartbroken to find that he has (and marries) a modern young lady named Bettina. Through Bettina's propensity for partying and enjoying pursuits away from her more mild-mannered husband, she eventually becomes ill and dies. Susie and William end up getting married afterwards, and it's happily ever after for True Heart Suzie, proving that true love can eventually conquer anything, even another marriage.The film is a simple country love story, and it reminded me a little bit of the children's tale of the city and the country mouse. When William goes off to college, he's blinded somewhat by the city and returns with a city girl. Eventually, through pain and suffering, he finds what's been waiting in the country for him all along, and he finds a different kind of happiness with the girl who's loved him all her life.True Heart Susie is a little bit boring, a little bit cute, and a little bit heartbreaking (especially when Susie discovers William's engagement). A lovely film to watch and a nice break from nonstop action flicks of today.

This is a classic case of allowing society and traditionalism hold you back from what you really desire. There was once a time in society where the belief was that things had to be done strictly by the book and if you did them any other way then you were wrong. This belief system was not only for one part of life, but for all. There was a strict way for church's to operate, people to dress, families to conduct business, and also for people to interact with each other and if you did any of these differently than the norm then you were out of order. This was not the time to be different in society; it was a time to conform to traditionalism. Susie was as true to the traditional ways as "the needle to the pole." Susie allows her traditional ways to keep her from getting the man that she longed for from childhood. She was never willing to tell him what she truly wanted to neither through actions nor words while other girls did. Susie sat on the sideline and watched as other women robbed her of the stock she had invested so much in. Susie was so caught in tradition and being nice that it was too a fault. In the end it hurt her more than it helped. One thing I noticed was that Susie was more loyal to her mother than she was to her own desires and that loyalty cost her many years of happiness. Susie eventually married the man of her dreams, but it was well into her later years of life and she could never be as happy as she could have been had she gone with her gut feeling and told the young man how she felt. Susie surely had a true heart.

***Spoiler alert*** D.W. Griffith's, True Heart Suzie is one of the best silent movies I have seen. I highly recommend this to anyone who loves a comedic love story. I was amazed by how much I and the audience became involved with this simple but hilarious silent movie. The plot is centered on a girl and boy who are childhood friends but the girl has a crush on the boy and falls deeply in love with him without the boy ever noticing. The boy goes to college and surprises the girl in many ways. Some of the surprises actually break her heart, but she amazingly continues to keep her love for her childhood friend. I found the acting superb, especially Lillian Gish, the girl in love with her childhood friend. Her face was similar to looking at a porcelain doll through the entire movie and although the film was completely silent, I could still form a tear as I watched her heart break. I found this film very translucent in the fact that it can easily relate to many people at one point in their life. I thought the close up of Lillian Gish was a phenomenal move by D. W. Griffith. I also felt that her acting was the best throughout the movie. The film spotlighted simplicity by the acting and by the props used. It was very easy to follow unlike some other silent movies of this time and had a great message of never give up on love. I was very happy with the ending of this film; it was almost like watching a fairytale such as 'Cinderella' but in the early 1900s. This movie had more comedy than heartfelt love story action, which I think many guys would prefer. Overall, this movie is a great piece of work, by Griffith, and recommended for any audience.

The thing that really shocked me about this movie was how much I loved it even though it had nothing going for it. And by that I mean this. I am not a fan of love stories. I am a 19 year old college guy. This is an OLD movie! Yet, it managed to appeal to me in every way possible.It began by making me like the main characters. That is probably the most important thing to do in a love story is make sure your audience likes the characters. Because if they don't, then heck, why would I watch the movie? I don't give a crud what happens to this couple. But the fact is that I was already captured by both of the characters within the first few scenes and I wanted them to live happily ever after no matter what.The story is excellent and has you wanting so hard for things to go your way. The text cards are well placed and even add extra humor to parts intended. The comedy is very innocent and tasteful. Makes me wish more movies today could make things funny without being totally gross. Lillian Gish is so good. Her facial expressions make some actresses of today look like amateurs. She knows just what parts of her lips and where to turn eyes to portray all of the character's emotions without being too dramatic like most of the actors/actresses of her day.I am being quite vague with all my details because I don't want to give away the story. And what a great story it is. By the time I was done watching the movie I was so happy and full of emotion that I probably had the mindset of a 15 year old girl. I had to get rid of all of that mushiness by working out so I could re-enter my man-beast persona. Yeah it was that good of a movie. You should definitely check it out.