Ian (Flash Review)Love in the 19-teens was a different world. Normal lil' Susie has a glimmer in her eye for her neighbor William. They go out for soda and ice cream a few times and she is thinking this is my future husband. William is boneheaded with the ladies. He is afraid to move in for the kiss and is easily wooed away from Susie by other ladies while out with Susie. Susie does a lot of nice things for William, without him knowing, thus he never fully understands her true feelings. Will William get his act together or will he make a move for a girl of 'paint and powder' as they describe a non-genuine lady in that era? Cute little romantic tale from 1919. Emotions told well without words.

emyoswald 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.

Caroline Cuny I enjoyed True Heart Susie. Despite some slightly outdated points of view, like the fact that Susie just waits around for a man and gives everything she has to be with him, and the fact that Bettina is scandalous for dancing, all in all it was a pretty sweet story. It was sad how William would never kiss Susie, although he had no problem kissing her Aunt. I also found it peculiar that the only way William could end it with Bettina was that she had to die. Even though he suspected her of foul play and was starting to discover that he really loved Susie, to end it with her would have been scandalous. Now days in a movie, he would probably discover her in the act of cheating and divorce her. One of the most interesting things about this movie to me was the title cards. I didn't realize this until after the movie was over and we were discussing it in class the next day but an explanation for the title cards being the way they were was that they were describing the characters from their own perspectives. So when it calls Susie plain, that is because that is how Susie sees herself. Another example of this was when the title describes Bettina as "a little unfaithful." During the movie I was a little confused by this, because the whole movie had been portraying Bettina as an evil harlot, and then all of the sudden she is just "a little unfaithful." The explanation that the title card is her image of herself makes a lot more sense. An other part of the movie that I found funny, was the cooking scene when Bettina overcooks the meat that looks disgusting, and Susie makes the amazing meal. That is the beginning of when William begins to develop feelings for Susie.

CoolReviewBro In line with The Supremes and Phil Collins, this film shows that indeed, one can't hurry love. In True Heart Susie you will witness an awkward love triangle filled with jealousy, confusion, foolishness, deceit, and a yearning for love that burns, burns, and burns Miss Susie's pure, one track heart. While the aforementioned description may seem like something along the lines of Fatal Attraction, True Heart Susie is not that kind of "romantic thriller." While other critics may chastise this reviewer's characterization of True Heart Susie as a "romantic thriller," it is indeed that.Susie's love for William puts an entirely unique and personal touch to the idea of a romantic film so much so that Susie's emotionally intense close-ups may even elicit the viewer to recall their own personal moments of unrequited love, romantic frustration, and blossoming passion (thus making this movie a "romantic thriller" for its sometimes "too close to home" personal feel. Indeed, no other scene in the film is as powerful as when Susie witnesses that her beloved William has engaged her rival Bettina (a capricious, party loving, insincere, and unfaithful milliner from Chicago with the dress and appearance akin to a 1920s flapper indulgent in the decadence of the nightlife). Upon the realization that her love has chosen the wrong woman, poor Susie sulks in gut-wrenching despair so powerful that Susie hunches as her stomach recoils in emotional exhaustion. Any person who has witnessed an unrequited love in the embrace of another knows this feeling and Susie aptly displays the true emotions of a hopeless romantic frustrated with the cold reality that can be "love." As awful as all this may sound, know that the story does end in a somewhat positive regard as William is enlightened to Susie's endearing support and Bettina's unfaithfulness. While you won't regard this movie as the "BEST ROMANTIC MOVIE OF ALL TIME" you will indeed respect the film for it's simplicity, personal feel, charm, and coy wit. It is indeed one of D.W. Griffith's finest films.