Overall, I enjoyed this movie. What made it worthwhile for me were the tender, soft scenes of romance between Mel and Jenny. You felt like they were really longing for each other and their relationship felt honest (despite the premise of the movie) and real. The movie really tugs at your heart-strings in a disarming way.
The scenery was simple, youthful and not flashy, which was perfect. The scene on the beach was beautiful. The whole movie felt like it was shot through a lens of sepia, blissful nostalgia.
The movie was very thoughtful and accurate in the way that it dealt with Mel's confusion regarding her sexuality and gender identity. Her discomfort and inner-turmoil was captured well and felt authentic and to lesbian/female-to-male transgender experiences.
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The only thing that caused me a bit of discomfort when watching this movie was the age-gap between Mel and Jenny. It was easy to root for Mel as the movie is mostly shown from her perspective. However, when the age-gap between them was revealed near the end of the movie, I felt a bit cheated. I found myself struggling to justify why Mel would pursue a 16 year old. For that reason, I was left with a bit of a bitter taste in my mouth and less sympathy for Mel.
Nevertheless, this was a good movie that touched on a lot of subjects thoughtfully. I think I also enjoyed it because it was a drama heavy on conversation and relationships between characters.
