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Transamerica

Comedy. Drama A pre-operative male-to-female transsexual (Felicity Huffman) takes an unexpected journey when she learns that she fathered a son, now a teenage runaway hustling on the streets of New York.
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Austin Chronicle
Austin Chronicle
"Writer-director Duncan Tucker does little to develop his narrative setup beyond the basic and obvious"  NEG
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ReelViews
ReelViews
"Huffman's performance redeems parts of the movie but, until the final 30 minutes, Transamerica too often feels like a journey to nowhere."  NEU
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Philadelphia Inquirer
Philadelphia Inquirer
"It's a farce with heart, a meditation on identity, family and gender politics that has real faith in its characters -- even when the characters themselves lack it." POS
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Detroit News
Detroit News
"A generally fun movie that offers a different perspective on, well, a different perspective." POS
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Chicago Tribune
Chicago Tribune
"It sometimes suggests a John Waters drag farce trying to go mainstream and sentimental." NEU
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The Washington Post
The Washington Post
"If Tucker's road map often feels a little too confining and the screwball comedy too contrived, he can take credit for introducing viewers to a character they have almost certainly never met before"  NEU
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Ebert & Roeper
Ebert & Roeper
"It's got a lot of humanity and a lot of heart. It's smart." POS
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New York Daily News
New York Daily News
"Before she was a Desperate Housewife, [Felicity] Huffman turned in this tour de force in what turns out to be a funny, charming, heartfelt road movie about a most unlikely pair." POS
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Rolling Stone
Rolling Stone
"[Felicity Huffman] turns this small, resonant film into a cry from the heart." POS
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The Hollywood Reporter
The Hollywood Reporter
"Impressively realized on all levels, this transgender spin on the road trip boasts an extraordinary central performance." POS
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