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Nicolas Cage was in debt. He needed a lot of money to get out from debt. He made a bunch of movies that were quickly made and paid him well enough and got him out of debt. This Is One Of Those Movies. (all caps)

Nicolas Cage is a man of few words in a movie that pits man against machine and the winner gets to spin wheels in a hot rod.

If you are a fan of Mr. Cage, then you will probably like it. If you like weird horror or thriller, then you will probably like it. If you like Marcel Marceau and mime theater and acting, then you will probably like it. If you don't like any of those things, then you probably won't like. Enough said.

This is not an in-depth documentary examination of what it is to be trans, but it is a good start. If you are ill-informed about transgenderism, this is a good starting point to learn more. Being filmed in Kansas City and the conservative Bible-Belt was gave some edginess to it, but not that much as I was expecting. I would have liked to have heard more of the struggles and maybe from families not so accepting of their child's gender decisions than just parents who were very accommodating. Being trans is nothing easy.and that part was missing from here for the most part, but a good watch none the less.

Two broken lives come together to heal, grow and learn from each other what life has to offer. Low budget, family-production is slow to get started but once it does the story relies upon dialogue to carry it forward and the interaction of the lead with the young runaway. Nice movie about love and trust healing two people. Worth a watch if you are not looking for explosions and lots of action in a movie.