Transamerica (2005)

Forget about the outside, look from the inside.

First and foremost, i would like to thank 'Ms Lucky' for dragging me to watch this film. As the word 'dragging' suggests, I am not actually keen on watching this film. I just feel that this is just not my kind of movie. I mean who would like to watch the usually sexy Felicity Huffman to grunt? (If you are an avid desperate housewives fan, well you have been warned.) Ironically, i think the performance of Felicity Huffman is amazing and sometimes flawless.

Huffman stars as the transexual, Bree. 'He' is about to undergo a sex change operation when he receives a phone call from a New York police station. Apparently a 17 year old boy is in lock up and is identified as her son, Toby. Bree is of course bemused by that. She tells her therapist about it and is strongly encouraged to face her past before undergoing the operation. Reluctantly, she agreed and set out to bail his son, Toby. Kevin Zegers stars as the sexually confused Toby. Bree poses as some christian missionary and together they undertake a roadtrip from the east to the west and begin to discover each other.

Are some of us comfortable with our own sex? Is it what we really want? Many of us are confined to the walls of society and are afraid to break thru it . Bree demonstrates here that you do not have to care of what other people feel about you. It is your life and yours only. No one can teach you how to obtain happiness. Only you have the key to unlock the heaviest door in your life. I like the tagline of the show: " Life is a journey. Bring an open mind." Yes we really need an open mind. (3.5/5)

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