utkonos9

I can only echo what other reviewers have said. There's almost nothing about Tipton here. A few snatches of music and a brief summary of his life story at the beginning. The remaining 75 minutes of the film is the filmmakers and other interviewees talking about themselves. That's it. You think it's going to be five minutes of context before they get back to the Tipton story but no, it goes on and on and on.

I wish the film makers could have made a film about Tipton's life, times and music (there is literally nothing here about the music; literally nothing) but it seems that they couldn't resist making a film about themselves instead. It's odd, because many of the interviewees complain that Tipton's achievements were overshadowed by the fact that he was transgender, and that we shouldn't let his gender identity define him. But that's exactly what this film seems to be doing.

I have not read the comic on which this is based, so I am not really the target audience. Anyway, I watched it and it was Ok.

Good: some of the animation; the piano playing; the characters.

Average: the music (I prefer the less noodly style of jazz, although I do like Uehara); the story (repetitive)

Bad: mix of traditional and cgi. Looks like a video game cutscene at times. Too long (2 hrs with some repeated stuff - they build up to a big gig - perform - build up again...)

I fell asleep for a few minutes, but to its credit the movie pulled me back in. It's not as good as Whiplash, but I think a lot of people will enjoy it.

I thought this would be OK based on the other reviews, but it's really quite awful.

About half of the cast simply cannot act. I can't act myself, so I don't know what they are doing wrong, but it sounds like they are reading lines from a script, rather than actually saying things. All the time. In every scene. It's unbearable.

Simon Pegg can act, but his performance is not enough to make this worth watching.

The script also has some major plot holes.