"Have a tranny Christmas"

Yes, I'm quoting -- this is from the writer/director of Transamerica, Duncan Tucker. My film fiend friend Adrienne copped some free passes to a preview show of this movie last night and she didn't tell me that the director was going to be there. What a treat. As he pointed out, movies like his require word of mouth to succeed, so I'm adding my mouth -- see it!! Funnier than I expected and very heartfelt. The performances are stellar, especially Felicity Huffman, who has already received the National Board of Review acting award and was nominated for a Golden Globe. If you've only seen her in Desperate Housewives, you owe it to yourself to watch Huffman's talents really shine -- this is a tour de force. And this is NOT Boys Don't Cry (the relentlessly grim Hillary Swank movie from a few years ago) -- there's some poignant moments, but overall it's a hopeful story. Final comment -- one of the audience members praised Tucker for not "Hollywoodizing" the story and said she never rolled her eyes once during the whole movie. So there you have it -- it passes the eye roll test. What higher recommendation could it get???