Powerful

Captivating movie !

The performances transcend the film's tropes, grounding it in characters that feel more complete than this subgenre often produces.

A movie that not only functions as a solid scarefest but a razor-sharp satire.

I have to say, John Cameron Mitchell looked absolutely stunning as a drag queen and boy he really has the voice! Why hasn't the guy got a record deal? God someone should hire him on!Anyways, I found the storyline really all over the place. I didn't understand on what does happen among the characters or what they are actually saying in order for me to understand. It really was frustrating to think of how I was gonna understand this but I think the whole story was just confusing me! I mean like it would've been better if they tweaked the storyline a little bit then I would've give this entire movie 10 stars!I would suggest people to watch this film but I would say, yeah but it will be hard to understand but listen for the music just!

I thought the music in this film was not bad-maybe a bit 'draggy' at times (pardon the pun)- but as the film draws to an end the true nature-the true not Transgender nature of the person playing the lead comes out. Ooops. I was hoping it would actually have been a Transgender person-but rather it was an actor playing a Transgender person-albeit effectively-but in this day an age if you want to represent an Asian person in a movie for example you don't use facial prosthetics on a Caucasian actor's eyes-you hire an Asian actor. David Bowie's involvement in the play this movie was based on makes it noteworthy in the minds of fans of David Bowie. There is Bowiesque music in it but I am hearing more Lou Reed aka CBGB's NYC punk circa 1970-which isn't bad-but again-it isn't actually rock tunes written by a Transgender musician. In a way I think this film defines the worst kind of scam-in another way its just good harmless fun. A drag queen called Jinx Monsoon or something close to that seemed to have been the only person with an 'alternate sexuality' involved with this play at any level at any venue & it has played at a few. One of the musicians in the band appeared to be a 'drag king' but other than that there was nobody else 'different.' I wondered if it was based on someone real but if it was that was never mentioned-or I missed it. Cute film-but it was what it was, so I just gave it a five. Some of the dialogue was...thoughtful-but it didn't come from a ...you get the picture.

I have to say that out of all the musicals and rock opera, Hedwig and The Angry Inch is one of the best. First of all, the performances from all the cast is superb, the story is poignant and the music is just great. Hedwig him/herself is a fascinating figure, strong and confident, yet vulnerable and hurting. Yet she always has dignity. The story of how she escaped East Germany by becoming trans gendered and marrying an American Soldier only to have the operation botched and being dumped by her husband in favour of a young man is a sad one. The expression on Hedwig's face as she watches her husband leave then discovers that the Berlin Wall is being torn down, is almost heartbreaking. Yet Hedwig rallies around with what is probably the best song in the film, Wig In A Box. Hedwig's one hope is that she will find her other and that she will finally be whole and perhaps by the end of the film, she has. One final note, the character of Hedwig was actually inspired by a woman who used to babysit for the Mitchell family. She was a German divorced U.S. Army wife who was also a babysitter and moonlighted as a prostitute at her Junction City, Kansas trailer park home. This is a film for people that loved Tommy, The Rocky Horror Picture Show And Repo The Genetic Opera.

I'm at a disadvantage…I'm just not that into musicals. Especially the odd types – still haven't seen 'Moulin Rouge!'But, I appreciate my friends' recommendations. After the second – or is this the third or more? – recommendation to see 'Hedwig and the Angry Inch' (4/5 Stars) I finally gave in. I was so unfamiliar with what this was about, aside from the main character being a drag performer and it was a musical, I thought the title ended with: "and the angry ITCH" and thought that made sense.I admit…this one is hard for me to review. It's certainly not mainstream. It's also not black & white. In fact, I hate reviewing movies like these because my mind's going around in circles. (This is certainly above my pay range…but since I don't get paid…thank God, right?)I did like the movie, very much. I loved the music, the songs, the story. The acting of director/writer/star John Cameron Mitchell, aka "Hedwig" was phenomenal. The movie's wildly original and for the most part I could follow it. But…Fine. I admit, I was a bit lost, especially in the absolute finale… This MUST stem from my lack of interest in musicals because I guess I'm supposed to "get" the finale and see where this incredibly interesting character headed when naked down an alley…So, I will be watching this again. It sincerely helps that I loved the music and (pretty tragic) story of a lost boy. And then, perhaps I can answer some questions of mine…(Spoiler alert) …Such as: Who did he end up with? How did he end up with that band? Was his co-lead singer a woman in drag? And finally, why the hell did they select places that went against his/her grain?Hopefully, one – or more – of my friends will answer these questions…but I still want to see it again. With further understanding, perhaps my rating will increase. Either way, I'm definitely ordering the soundtrack soon…okay…ordered. The soundtrack will be arriving between Monday, January 30, 2012 – Tuesday, February 14, 2012. Just in time for Valentine's Day or Arizona's 100th Birthday!