The best rock musical ever.

Rating: 10/10 (28 August 2002)

Hedwig and the Angry Inch is a film so well written/acted and with so much style and class that even those of you out there who do not normally like musicals and/or dislike gay cinema can enjoy it along with the rest of us. Fantastic catchy songs are perfectly mixed into an involving and well paced storyline. John Cameron Mitchell's directing talent can clearly be seen by looking at the performance of newcomer Michael Pitt in this wonderful film versus his performance in the unbelievably lame Bully. I think it's best not to discuss the story line at all. The songs tell the story and I'm not going to give any of them away. Mitchell should have been nominated (although I have no respect for the Academy Awards farce that takes place each year) for an award for best screenplay and best director. "The Origin of Love" should also have been nominated for best original song. The idiots at the Academy are too busy slapping themselves on the back for giving actors "make up awards" for past work (defeating the whole purpose) to acknowledge this masterpiece of cinema. See it (if you can find it) at all costs!