FANTASTIC MOVIE!
Added 10/26/2009
FANTASTIC MOVIE!
I was glued to the screen watching this movie - Felicity Huffmans performance was BRILLANT! Though the films encompassing storyline was a bit bizarre for the conservative majority, as I watched this film that strangeness took a back seat and I soon found I was empathizing with the lead character and getting caught up in the journey. This movie wasn't about anything perverse, it was about moral dignity, love and compassion and I truly recommend this film to anyone. It will have you laughing out loud, tug on your heartstrings and will open your eyes to self-realization and what truly matters in life. Prejudices have no Meaning; when watching this movie you will discover that people are ALL the same regardless of looks, we all experience the same emotions and ALL have the same longings for LOVE and ACCEPTANCE!
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Seen this film yet...?
Added 8/17/2009
This is my FAVORITE movie...
Why, you ask? Maybe because my friend, Sandi Alexander has a featured role in it, OK? And she is SO good...!
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Predictable or Predictably excellent?
Added 7/22/2009
Not knowing much of Felicity Hoffman's work other than Desperate Housewives I was drawn to this movie due to its status as art film/low budget etc... and I was amazed to discover wonderful acting performances from particularly her but also from the other key characters.
The storyline was anything but common, a woman trapped in a mans body dying for a sexchange operation suddenly realising she might be the father of a dysfunctional teenage son! What followed however was rather predictable, the two thrown together in a car driving across America, bonding and gradually developing a closer relationship.
Despite the predictable outcome what was less predictable was how drawn into the improbable story we as viewers get and how we fast get to grips the almost absurd situations that emerge - we gain empathy with all the characters even though non can claim not to flawed...
A great little movie - a nice surprise - and A HURRAH for independent film making which will never be able to steal the limelight from the big Hollywood productions but which often make for far better viewing.
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Wasn't Impressed
Added 7/15/2009
I thought the acting in this movie was wonderful. It was what I thought it would be but it just did not do anyhting for me. I wasn't impressed with it at all. It was bland in some points and in others I thought it was finally picking up it would go back down. I think it is a wonderful story but it just did not impress me at all. Definatly not a movie I would watch again or refer anyone to.
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realistic depiction, suprisingly heartwarming, excellent acting
Added 7/12/2009
I was personally intrigued to watch this movie, having myself gone through recently having a friend who revealed that he wanted to become a woman. His fears were lived in not knowing how any of his friends would accept him during this process. He was my roommate, and so i lived with him as he went on this journey. It was a challenge for me to personally understand and attempt to lovingly encourage some of the changes he wanted to make.
All of my own fears, hesitations, problems with people's hatred towards the transgender community were addressed in this film. Felicity Hauffman, was convincing in this role, and the young guy who plays her son... powerful, sometimes disturbing yet beautiful acting.
This movie is not for the faint of heart. There is some scenes of graphic nudity, graphic language that depicts sexual abuse, and it holds few bars on being polite about the realistic emotional journey of the family going through life with a transgender person. That said, there is a beauty...a maturity... that resonates thru the film that tells a story, and gives a timeless message. Love, in its truest form, has no conditions. I highly recommend this film for all that would open their hearts and minds, set aside their issue with this subject, and see a very honest point of view they may not share, but at the end of the day maybe come to peace with.
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