Just saw the new film The Snowman, based on the book by Jo Nesbø featuring the alcoholic detective Harry Hole. Much talent went into it with not a lot to show for it, and that’s all I’ll say as a review. HOWEVER, the actress Jamie Clayton has a small role as Edda, the IT or systems analyst for the police department. There’s a scene at the beginning where she lectures the police on a new gadget for them to carry, and some scenes later where she supplies Harry with much-needed information.
I was very glad to see this, since Ms. Clayton is one of those usually saddled with the identifier “transgender actress” and, like most, given a part where there is a point or at least a passing reference to her being trans—such as her excellent work in the Netflix series Sense8—yet there is no mention of it in The Snowman. She’s just a smart woman with an important job. This may not be the first movie where this has happened—that any transgender element is ignored—but it was refreshing in an otherwise dreary movie.
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Yikes
A 7% Rotten Tomatoes.
As a rule of thumb a lot of films Rotten Tomatoes loves I find boring, but I almost never disagree with the low scores.
The latest one I spent good money on at the box office based on a RT rave was Greta Gerwig's film which is getting award nominations. I love GG, but that film was a snooze. Lady Bird = 99.
Jill
Angela Rasch (Jill M I)
IMDB v. Metacritic v. Rotten Tomatoes
RT is my "go-to" when a film looks interesting to me. My budget makes the cost of movie-watching problematic, and I usually choose to spend my money on other forms of entertainment.
The reason I choose RT is because they use a threefold system of grading a film. You get a score reflecting professional movie critics' reviews, a score reflecting the views of those who purportedly saw the film, and you get written reviews by trusted viewers.
I read the comments made on RT by all reviewers and decide for myself if the pros and cons mentioned are aligned with my own viewing preferences.
Thus far, I have yet to be grossly disappointed in a film.
waif
Be kind to those who are unkind, tolerant toward those who treat you with intolerance, loving to those who withhold their love, and always smile through the pains of life.
"Tank Girl" has a 37/63,
CLEARLY this is a sign that the site is biased, since that is obviously a perfect piece of cinematography :)
In all seriousness, though, from everything I've heard RT is usually pretty reliable. I've found my own taste seems to value personality more than necessarily actual quality though, so for me reviews based on quality alone don't tend to tell the whole story, as my above example suggests.
Melanie E.
Trans v cis
In the film "The Danish Girl" someone I know personally has a role as a cis woman despite being trans in 'real life'. Rebecca Root.