IN A NUTSHELL:
This modern Gen Z coming-of-age story shines a spotlight on Kelsa, a confident high school girl who is trans, as she navigates through her senior year and romance. Two-time Tony Award winner Billy Porter directed the movie. He was most recently featured as a trans "Fabulous Godmother" in Amazon's Cinderella in 2021.
THINGS I LIKED:
I had never seen Eva Reign in anything before. She definitely has charisma and does an outstanding job representing the trans world.
This is probably the first time we've ever seen a trans-girl in a high school romance being featured in a film, right? Can you think of others?
Others in the cast include Abubakr Ali, Renee Elise Goldsberry, Simon Joy Jones, and Kelly Lamor Wilson.
There is some humor but a lot of awkward moments.
Keep watching during the final credits for a little dance number by the cast.
THINGS I DIDN'T LIKE:
People argue about how woke they are.
The protagonist gets super upset that everyone puts so much emphasis on sex and gender, yet she wears super sexy clothing in every scene.
There's not a lot of depth to the characters in the sense that we don't get to learn that much about them, only offering surface-level discussions.
Similarly, the movie touches on various subjects like gender bathrooms and society's stereotypes but doesn't dive much deeper into the subjects.
All of the teenagers are super self-absorbed, but then again, that's how teenagers generally are.
TIPS FOR PARENTS:
Crude conversations
Some profanity and F-bomb
Teenage bullying
A transvestite makes out with a guy many times
We see a shirtless teenage boy
Teens drink alcohol at a party
Two teenage boys get into a fist fight
THEMES:
Gender identity
Teenage/high school life
Identity
Acceptance
Friendship
Social media
Kindness
Courage
Romance
Discrimination
Single motherhood
Seeing people for who and what they are
Gen Z life and perspective
Morally superiority and virtue signaling
