angie <3’s review published on Letterboxd:
call me dramatic—that’s fine—but i refuse to believe this film deserved the nominations it received, if any. it’s an utter embarrassment to take meaningful discussions, like the transgender experience and the struggles of domestic violence in mexico, and reduce them to something so surface-level and misguided. this felt like a regression. i’m sorry, but you can clearly see that the film’s portrayal of mexican culture is shallow and poorly understood, thanks to a foreign director’s lens.
let me say one thing: BOLD IS NOT BETTER!
is the film original? yes.
bold and daring? yes.
good? no. it’s horrible and completely detached from reality. a french man wanted to make a telenovela. that’s all this was.
the transgender experience isn’t a plot device, and mexican culture (or any hispanic/latino country) isn’t a backdrop for shallow storytelling. keep in mind this isn’t about the actresses—they were beautiful and did the best they could. my issue is with the film itself.
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