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Sally Jane Black’s review published on Letterboxd:
Frustratingly, the trans character is treated like one of many family scandals, a dirty secret to be revealed. She is treated briefly as a punchline and played by a cis man (as far as I can tell). There's also a scene where it seems like the film is using the old trans-women-clothing-fetish cliche. It also seems to shame someone with HIV, though this is a bit murkier a portrayal--it is a little more sympathetic than it seems at first, but still problematic.
This is especially frustrating because the portrayal is otherwise somewhat sympathetic, and the journey on the train that composes the first part of the film is an interesting, tightly written stream of characterizations (including that of the dead body). It also makes good use of the massive graveyard setting and the sprawling house, letting all three settings define the atmospheres of the scenes taking place in each. It's severely marred by its patriarchal laziness.
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