This is the story of an attorney who is hired by the head of a Mexican drug cartel to help him transition into becoming a woman and what happens after that. It is a musical drama thriller with a strong thread of social commentary. It is also probably unlike anything you have ever seen. It is a glorious filmmaking and a wonderful cinematic experience.
I honestly don't know what I think of this film. It is such an odd mix of styles and forms seemingly tied up in a telenovela form that not everything hits. Yes it's all extremely well done, but the film's one of a kind construction causes some bumps. This isn't the result of it being a musical, its much more complicated than that, rather it's doing so much more that I'm not certain it makes all of the connections it could or should.
That is not a knock, rather statement that I am having to take time to ponder this new form.
The filmmaking is masterful and Jacques Audiard needs to get a best director nomination at the Oscars and everywhere else. I say this because he has made a film that shouldn't logically work, but instead wows the audience and leaves them feeling alive even if they aren't sure of how they feel about pieces of it.
The cast is great. Everyone sells their roles. It anyone had any doubts about the range of Selena Gomez or Zoe Saldana as actresses this film will put that to rest.
This film is a stunner and my lack of discussion is purely due to the fact that I'm still processing it.
Go see this film.
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