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Tangerine review

Posted : 2 years, 2 months ago on 23 January 2022 02:43

(Mu) Lovably, comic, tender, unprejudiced, respectfull of dramatic unity, forget its made with an I Phone. Great metropolis LA, with so much subcultures and tribes having enough space...


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Tangerine

Posted : 5 years, 2 months ago on 11 January 2019 09:47

Meet Sin-Dee (Kitana Kiki Rodriguez), a trans sex worker fresh off a 28-day prison stint as she embarks on an odyssey across Los Angeles. Her mission? To confront her cheating pimp/boyfriend (James Ransome) and the “real fish” (translation: cisgender female, played by Mickey O’Hagan) he slept with while she was locked away. Joining her mission is Alexandra (Mya Taylor), Sin-Dee’s best friend and fellow trans sex worker, and Razmik (Karren Karaguilan), a cab driver with a predilection for trans sex workers.

 

Tangerine is a lot in a short running time, much of it the sight of Sin-Dee hoisting Dinah, the “fish,” across town in order to confront Chester, said boyfriend. She can’t carry around her dead carcass, so the foul-mouthed, barely dressed living presence will have to do. Sin-Dee’s single-minded trek across the city’s demimonde is an aggressively spinning top that threats to fly off destructive chaos at several points.

 

Eventually these various threads come together in a donut shop, but it’s the journey that’s far more entertaining than the destination. The more Tangerine tries to tie Razmik into the other stories, the more it forces a defeating sense of gravitas into a film that’s primary mood and mode of expression is anarchy, spontaneity, and sisterhood’s healing power in the face of overwhelming adversity. The less time we spend with the professional actors in the film the better as Tangerine’s sense of verisimilitude and empathy expressed primarily through the points-of-view of Sin-Dee and Alexandra remains the greatest strength.

 

The professional actors feel like people playing dress up and spouting off pre-scripted dramatics, while Taylor and Rodriguez feel authentically real in front of the camera. It’s a strange bit of alchemy, but their very lack of actorly polish is their greatest virtue and asset. They emerge as real people from the place beyond the margins of society. They not only get the chance to shine in Tangerine, but they drive the narrative and show the validity of their expression, personhood, and the warmth of their friendship when all else has fallen away.



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A good movie

Posted : 7 years, 1 month ago on 31 January 2017 08:34

I wasn’t really sure what to expect from this movie and the main reason I wanted to check it out was because it was included last year in the ’1001 Movies You Must See Before You Die’. To be honest, it seemed to be one of these really obscure entries that they add every year just so the list might seem edgy but, usually, those movies are removed directly the year after. Furthermore, I had the feeling that this movie was somewhat surfing on the current hype around the transgender topic. Still, it was quite an intriguing feature nonetheless.  Indeed, it was definitely a really raw and realistic look on the life of some transgender prostitutes working in Hollywood and you definitely get another view on the American dream. Furthermore, the two main characters, Alexandra and Sin-Dee Rella (yeah, seriously) were at first rather annoying but, slowly, I actually started to care for them and I came to the conclusion that even though life doesn’t seem to have much to offer for them, they still have some inner strength and even sometimes a wicked sense of humor. While watching this movie, I was also thinking that if a transgender man and woman is not well off and doesn’t have the full support of their family, do they really have another option than the prostitution sector? I mean, to change sex is a really expensive process and most employer would’t hire them for a regular job. Anyway, to conclude, even though I don’t think it was really a masterpiece, it was still a decent watch and I think it is definitely worth a look. 



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Tangerine review

Posted : 8 years, 2 months ago on 25 January 2016 09:29

OTHER SIDE AND LIFE ON THE STREETS OF HOLLYWOOD

Usually we all think entertainment business, movie stars, clamour, success and town of opportunities when we see or say the word Hollywood. But this film shows us the whole other side of that magical town from where we all are dreaming.
This is a beautiful and touching story of two transgender sex workers and their unbending friendship on the streets of Hollywood. It also shows us the unembellished side for the lower rank citizens and how they're living and surviving on the streets, which feels no mercy against anybody.
All the performances were fine and convincingly acted, especially the main leads. Also adult film actress Ana Foxxx appeared one of the roles and she was talented, insanely beautiful and hot as always.
Score was interesting and camera work accurate. Pretty documentary-like, i liked very much of those shots and scenes.
This film was such an eye opener to me. It helped me to see a whole new side of transgender people and Hollywood as well and it's good to know that it isn't so magical than we thinked it was. But on the other hand, im still going to visit there someday.


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