Van Sant where are you when we need you?

Rating: 3/10 (16 January 2014)

As my title suggests I would have preferred a different Director. The gratuitous sex scenes and nudity did nothing to enhance the plot. They were just to put bums on seats. The subject would have worked without it. We get the idea the main character is trailer trash, no need to keep harping on about it. Yes you do come to care about him throughout the film. The main characters were solid enough, but there was no need sell out! It is possible to maintain artistic integrity without this type of cop out. I love other films of this genre, for instance I loved MILK, but really didn't care for this. Van Sant would have done a much better job. I've also been reading much criticism from the trans-gender community over the poor portrayal of trans-gender people in the film.