K-11

The only way I can safely describe this movie is: Very peculiar.

This film is set in a jail "reserved for homosexuals". So, upon seeing seeing trans-women in the jail too, I thought, "Oh, they're going to touch on how trans-women are misgendered in the prison system--wonderful!", but that was wishful thinking. I was really surprised to see that this movie was made in 2012, as all it would have taken to make it a wonderful movie would have been the consultation of one actual trans-person, or a Google search on what a trans-woman actually is. Since none of the other reviewers have touched on this yet(or seem to think the words "transsexual" and "transvestite" are interchangeable), I'll be the one to say it.

Transgendered women are women. This film blatantly implies that we're simply men who transition our bodies to look like women for the purpose of sexual deviance--not only in the premise, but in the dialog from trans and cis-gender characters alike. This is simply not true! Contrary to popular social belief, we were not born as men; we're born as women with a male body. We spend years correcting our bodies to fit who we are inside, and it is no easy process. Films like this only further serve to set back the leaps and bounds of progress we're making within society to achieve a sense of normality. To be clear, being trans-gender has absolutely nothing to with sexual orientation.

This film isn't overtly hateful towards trans-women, but it does further the many misconceptions we suffer from on a daily basis. As a trans-woman, I feel compelled to dispel them where I can.

First and foremost, when will the film industry learn that trans women are WOMEN and not men playing dress-up. This film is not overtly mean to trans-women, but completely goes on to reinforce all stereotypes of trans women. It does nothing except make a joke of the matter. Matters of transgender women and men should never be a joke, but this film uses them to try and get cheap laughs.

I did like there wasn't a truly good protagonist. This is the part I like. A bunch of darkness in a world of darkness.

Overall, barely watchable even with a hot main character. Was OK to waste 90 minutes on a sick day with. It isn't that I wish I could have my 90 minutes back, but this film was solely a time-waster to distract me from my illness, and nothing more.

I think if Harley Quinn and One Flew Over the Cuckoo's nest had a love child this film would be it! Conceptually it's almost there, some of the events in the dorm can be disturbing to some but this is a sterilised version of 'Let's not really show any detail'

Certainly goes to prove if you want drugs go to this prison as there is bucket loads available to the right people!

The top dog 'Mousey' is not your stereotypical leader as she comes across as being weak at times, shame she wasn't made a bit meaner.

It's still a good time filler if there is nothing else to watch just to see what happens to the lead character.

... It would've been nice to see a real transgender actress on screen.