Is it worth the price of a movie ticket? Yes.

Rating: 8/10 (17 December 2015)

Tom Hooper did an excellent job bringing this story to life. The first 10 minutes for me was a little tough to warm up to the characters but what kept me interested until the first real clue as to what the main character was feeling was the subtle hints of Feminism. An extra lingering moment and this gaze that Eddie Redmayne would give as he watched his wife put on make up or his friend practice ballet made for an interesting introduction. The timing of those cuts were perfect thanks to the editor. The production design and set locations were aesthetically pleasing to the film. I loved the B-roll of the country side just as much as the suburbs of Danmark and streets of Paris. Wardrobe in this time period for both men and women were also tasteful. Even if you agree with sex change or not, you will become emotionally invested in the film due to the great writing, and performance from the actors. Nothing less than a phenomenal job by Oscar winner Eddie Redmayne as he never seemed to miss a beat. You could see perfectly the confusion and hardship this character goes through every single minute of the film. Supporting actress Alicia Vikander also had an impeccable performance showing how difficult it is for a women needing her husband in such a controversial and intense situation. Nothing short of excellent acting from these two. Just to touch on sound. I felt a scene deserved special mention. Dark and low notes with a romantic song was perfect for the scene that was unraveling for both the audience and the characters in the film. Lastly, the cinematography was good, but there were some things that bothered me. There were shots that shot up the nose at a character. Shallow depth of field at times was used to much to where there was almost no focus and a couple of wide shots that had to much distortion on the ends. Other then those small things. I liked the use of negative space. The use of shallow depth of field so that you had to focus only on the actors expression and 1 dark scene that used more shadows then light. (Which could have been used a couple more times in my opinion) Overall, this movie was phenomenal. You become emotionally invested through great screen writing, amazing performances and good directing from Tom Hooper. This film has very Graphic nudity so I strongly forewarn you to keep that in mind when deciding to watch this film. Hoping that it does well as it comes out on one of the busiest days of the year, Christmas!