Tangerine

Pride Month 1 film a day challenge: #3 felt like i was watching a youtube vlog for the first 30/40 minutes lmfao. third act is definitely the best part of the movie but still not good enough to compensate for the rest. i really didn't like it much. it was like a very low budget The Florida Project which i absolutely adored, so i guess my expectations were kinda high going in. 6/10

>*"Bitch, I cannot do this, this is too much drama."* Another banger from Sean Baker! Pretty equal with *Starlet*, can't even pick a favorite. ***Tangerine*** is a raw and emotional slice of life about transwomen of colour and the importance of friendship. The community they live in and the characters were fascinating to me, what I love is that both are flawed and complex. The characters are easy to get attached to, the drama is intense, the comedy is hilarious and it has an emotional core. Great performances. The dialogue is very fast and intense, I had to get a version with subtitles. Sin-Dee talks too damn fast. Despite the low budget and the fact that this was probably filmed on a cellphone it's a good-looking movie. The song and score choices are such a mess but it's a good mess I think. Never heard explosive club music right after a classical orchestra before but it kinda works. Favorite moment is Alexandra singing in the bar, the lyrics to the first song are so damn powerful I had tears in my eyes. Perfect ending also, very emotional.