Serial chiller a victim of overdone dénouement
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Transfixed (2001)
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Reviews Counted:11
Fresh:1
Rotten:10
Average Rating:3.7/10
Theatrical Release:Jul 30, 2004 Limited
Synopsis: A Brussels transsexual finds herself in a storm of controversy surrounding a rash of serial killings. The film begins as a striking performer in an underground cabaret, Bo Ancellin (Robinson... [More]
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1 - 11 (sorted by date)
An absorbing mystery thriller.
10/08/04
Top CriticWhat really sink the film are the script's reductive, outdated psychological implications ... and its clumsy melodramatics.
10/07/04
Bo ... in Stévenin's smirky, callow performance often comes off as more irritating than sympathetic.
08/08/04
...it's instantly forgettable, which is an impressive feat given how endless the film feels.
08/02/04
Bo [Robinson Stévenin] is the cliché of the self-hating victim.
08/02/04
The film is at odds with itself, trying to present transgendered characters as resourceful and tough as nails while the plot habitually reduces them to traumatized masochists and helpless victims.
07/30/04
Transfixed is interested in blood and gore and sexual titillation rather than character development or psychological depth.
07/30/04
[Girod's] film feels more like what one would see from the top of a double-decker tourist bus than the work of someone who has immersed himself in a sexual subculture and its particular values.
07/29/04
Top CriticDull despite its suspense-driven story.
07/29/04
A sleazy crime story about transvestites in Brussels being chopped up by a madman.
07/12/04
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