Transamerica

Today I saw this hilarious comedy called "Transmerica" which in my view is a fine classic film. The film is a story of a male-to-female transsexual, Bree who is about to get surgery to become a biological female when she gets a phone call about her teenage son in jail. Bree is shocked as well as worried as her unknown son's sudden existence causes her surgery to be postponed. Now Bree has to prove that her son is not dependent on her. So Bree who is living like a female, goes to NY to release him on bail. She realises that her son not only has lost his mother, but is also a drug addict and prostitute on the streets. The twist in the tale is Bree doesn't reveal her identity (gender and relationship) to him and he takes her as a missionary worker. Then starts a beautiful journey from NY to CA as Bree has to drop her son to his Step Dad. The journey forms the crux of the movie where they have their moments and finally how they accept the truth!

The movie is intelligently directed and has a very strong script. Never ever does the movie leave the viewer with a dull moment and makes every scene either hilarious or thought provoking!

There are some really funny moments like Bree's fear for insects and how they eventually end up camping on ground in a forest Or the pee moments with the toilet paper waiving whenever Bree is walking in the woods Or when Bree is trying to steal a tip in a restaurant Or she impulsively and dramatically reacts to a bail charge of 1$ by saying she cant afford it or how Bree struggles to be assertive with her son and fails miserably. They have been plotted carefully and interestingly. There are soft situations too.. Like Bree's constant fear that people think she is a man or when her son is sexually attracted to Bree or when there is a tiff between Bree and her parents on her sexuality. Overall the movie is fantastic and both Bree (Felicity Huffman, Desperate Housewives) and the son (Kevin Zegers) should be appreciated for their acting. Kevin played the role to the perfection, playing the drug addict, aloof teenager having the "I don't care" attitude to Bree's pleas, with ease. And Felicity was icing on the cake. Perfectly played the role with her picture perfect expressions(watch her in the poster attached) and supporting voice modulation! Kudos to the entire team of Transamerica.
Hope you guys enjoy viewing it.

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