The best candidate ever for a gay crossover hit.

Rating: 9/10 (29 July 2001)

John Cameron Mitchell is a two-fisted head-butting ball busting force of nature. The music is haunting visceral and unforgettable. At least three songs belong at the top of the charts. This film delivers the goods. The best candidate ever for a gay crossover hit.
I've never enjoyed drag shows, affected limp wristed gay talk, or any part of the whole gay milieu. And I didn't expect to enjoy this film. But half way through found my self cheering as the lead character angrily sang about his botched sex change operation to an angry and violent crowd. The garish tackiness was transcended by the sublime courage of a person determined to express himself herself whatever.
This film is a triumph.