Give 'em an INCH...

Rating: Null/10 (8 September 2001)

John Cameron Mitchell's tour-de-force as actor/director/author of HEDWIG AND THE ANGRY INCH is nothing short of remarkable. As theatre fans have long known, Mitchell is a memorable triple threat talent - actor, singer, drag queen (j/k). Transfer of HEDWIG from stage to screen is brilliantly visual and engaging. Hedwig's lifestory unfolds in just the right measure, stringing the captive audience along till he bares all in the film's fadeout.
If there's an inch of regret about HEDWIG it is that the storyline is somewhat thin and the characters never really emotionally engage us to the point of joy or tears - it all adds up to a triumph of style over substance. Good news is that Mitchell's/HEDWIG's style is completely unique and therein lies the substance substitute.