Transamerica = Festival Favorite

The screening of Transamerica on 11/06/05 was a delightful surprise. Felicity Huffman of Desperate Housewives fame (I've never seen the show) gives a stunning performance as a man about to undergo a transgender operation. Bree gets a call that she fasthered a son some years back, and he is now male prostitute in New York. She goes to get him. Hardly the usual Americana road movie, Transamerica is a mix between Me, You and Everyone We Know and Happiness. Witty and beautiful dialogue coupled with performances that are so natural and so human but edgy enough to keep the film's tender conclusion gratifying. Felicity's husband produced the film; he happens to be William H. Macy...This is a film for those who have delayed becoming adults as much as possible.