I am a transsexual

Rating: 8/10 (2 January 2016)

I saw this movie last night, and wanted to comment on it. In reading through the more constructive reviews of others here (I do not include in that group transphobes that despise the subject matter), it's clear that both the good and the bad of this movie have already been identified.
I found the acting crisp throughout. I had no trouble believing that Eddie Redmayne playing a transgendered role; his naturally rather androgynous looks helps in that regard. Alicia Vikander was absolutely spectacular working with a script that gave her very little. The rest of the cast provided memorable scene stealing moments.
Others here have already commented on the cinematography; it was spectacular. I felt like I was seeing two hours of fine paintings.
The biggest problem was with the script that didn't explore the souls of Lili Elbe and Gerda Wegener. You see the turmoil in Lili, but there is no effort to give it context. You see Gerda responding rather nobly to her husband's pain, but there is no attempt to understand the motivation behind her sacrifice. You are presented with sympathetic peripheral characters throughout, but they are all one dimensional.
I went to this movie hoping to connect and cry, and I only came close to that in a couple of scenes near the end. Yet I do regard this as a very important movie. It does say a lot about how far we have come, as well as how far we need to go. The intellectual roots of both today's transgender community, and today's transphobes are on display here.