Walt Koontz, a homophobic guy, ends up with paralyzed vocal cords because of an unfortunate stroke.
His therapy includes receiving singing lessons from a neighbour who is not only openly flamboyant but also a pre-op transgenderist.
Both of them are equally prejudiced; Koontz against homosexuals and the neighbour against close-minded straight people...
Also in a film like this, there has to be a sub plot about stolen money, because a sick homophobe and a drag queen bonding story just isn't enough is it?
With Schumacher at the helm I was expecting a lot of neon and spandex thanks to a certain franchise, but this is the auteur who knows how to make a good movie and involve character arcs, rather than bowing down for the studio.
Hoffman has never been better as the tortured queen who is desperate for better things, his performance is both moving, funny and sad, and unfortunately for De Niro rules the movie.
But De Niro is fantastic playing someone affected by a CVA. His mannerism and gait are perfect, and some have said that he is doing his job half as$ed in this.
That's their opinion, but I think it's his best performance since 'Heat'.
The crime part of the film is where it fails.
It has no real need to be in this sort of movie, and the final fifteen minutes of the film are just unnecessary for the two to bond a little more.
It's not for every body, but it works and the performance of the two leads drag it up from the dull film it could have been..
His therapy includes receiving singing lessons from a neighbour who is not only openly flamboyant but also a pre-op transgenderist.
Both of them are equally prejudiced; Koontz against homosexuals and the neighbour against close-minded straight people...
Also in a film like this, there has to be a sub plot about stolen money, because a sick homophobe and a drag queen bonding story just isn't enough is it?
With Schumacher at the helm I was expecting a lot of neon and spandex thanks to a certain franchise, but this is the auteur who knows how to make a good movie and involve character arcs, rather than bowing down for the studio.
Hoffman has never been better as the tortured queen who is desperate for better things, his performance is both moving, funny and sad, and unfortunately for De Niro rules the movie.
But De Niro is fantastic playing someone affected by a CVA. His mannerism and gait are perfect, and some have said that he is doing his job half as$ed in this.
That's their opinion, but I think it's his best performance since 'Heat'.
The crime part of the film is where it fails.
It has no real need to be in this sort of movie, and the final fifteen minutes of the film are just unnecessary for the two to bond a little more.
It's not for every body, but it works and the performance of the two leads drag it up from the dull film it could have been..