Captivating and sad....

Rating: 8/10 (23 December 2015)

Eddie Redmayne was absolutely the best for playing drag as a male to female transgender. He didn't have to keep his voice too high or too low, he did it in the right way - his own voice. Lemme tell ya, he was so handsome regardless if he wore women's clothes or not. I bet all the women actresses wanna get at him lol.
I actually thought that this movie in the beginning was boring because Eddies character kinda looked sad and dull. However in the midway, it was beginning to look interesting when we see him putting on the women's clothes! Also the storyline draws you in, I say the reason is that Lili Elbe and Gerda Wegener were real people. It was sad that they both didn't be all lovey dovey after Lili's transition but instead the marriage was annulled and Lili unfortunately died leaving Gerda penniless! That's quite shocking to hear, especially Gerda made such great money for selling her portraits of her husband when he wasn't Lili. It's also a shame that her husband and herself never had children after 6 years together. It makes me wonder, was that why Lili transitioned? I guess we'll never find that out!
It's a good movie, it is really sad though! Get a box of tissues too if you decide to watch this!