The feature film debut by writer-director Duncan Tucker. He made a classic feelgood-movie about a character that has to come to terms with herself. In addition it's also a road movie, a very American genre, understandably if you consider the scenic beauty in many parts of the United States. And like in every road movie the road is also a metaphor for the way that one or more characters have to go until they can reach their inner destiny. "Transamerica" also features thematically conditioned social commitment and breaks a taboo in seriously talking about a group of people that practically doesn't exist in media. For some of the characters it would have been good if they weren't as cut and dried, but the main lines in the movie all work and for that it was a pleasant surprise. Felicity Huffman's performance is very well and worth the praise she received for it. It is really remarkable how well she cares this film, that depends to a big part on her being believable.
Review of Transamerica
