Marvelous work.

Rating: 10/10 (24 May 2003)

I have now seen the movie twice, and I have to say that I will watch it again. I wasn't privileged enough to be in an area that would run this type of movie theatrically, and I will admit that I had never heard of the musical before hand. Such a sad thing..-sigh- Anyway! I came across the movie on TV one night, and it happened to be 3 AM. I thought the movie was wonderful, but soon after began doubting whether it was as good as I thought. After all, it's one of those late nights where insomnia has you and you just watch something to put you to sleep. I looked around and managed to find it on DVD, and immediately snatched it up. After watching it again I found myself singing "Wicked Little Town" many times over, as well as "The Origin of Love". The thing that initially reeled me in was, no doubt, the music. Sassy rock tunes and even a country-type ballad mixed in just got me singing, even dancing at one point. It wasn't just the music that struck me about this movie. John Cameron Mitchell is PURE GOLD! The portrayal of the "slip of a girly-boy from Berlin" was fantastic. Not only did he manage to pull it off, but I thought Hedwig was quite appealing aesthetically, and not to mention the singing :)
The plot wasn't the BEST I've come across, but it worked and I loved the story. The breakdown/rebirth(perhaps?) at the end was beautiful. I was left feeling joyous yet also very sad. So much creative work sapped from one person.. it saddens me. So! Overall, I enjoyed the movie thoroughly. It gets a 9.8 from me. One of my all-time favorites now, and I will SPREAD THE JOY OF HEDWIG!