Interesting Premise And Admittedly Amusing...but....

Rating: 7/10 (11 January 2002)

I guess I stray from the ranks of the obsessed here and tell it how I saw it...Hedwig was a good movie and I was entertained, but I cannot agree that the movie was life-changing or a monument of film genius. While the acting was better then many indie films, it still left something to be desired. In particular, the casting of Miriam Shor to play the male Yitzhak was distracting, though the he/she situation was understandably present for more range in the singing. The whole film had the feel of a broadway musical (for good reason) so if you like theatre translated onto the screen, you may want to check it out. Furthermore, and maybe I'm one of the few, I thought the story itself was a little lacking in depth...an average (yet wildly colorful and unique) story hidden behind edgy musical numbers (most of which I liked, though I only REALLY enjoyed one of them), exotic costumes, and silliness (which I sadly could never remove from my mind). So all in all, it was a well-done film and one that if you get a chance, you should watch...but nonetheless, there are many movies out there that are indeed much better.