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Tangerine shatters casting conventions and its filmmaking techniques are up-to-the-minute, but it's an old-fashioned comedy at heart -- and a pretty wonderful one at that.
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This is a one-crazy-night picture, a little like Alex Holdridge's LA indie pic In Search of a Midnight Kiss, from 2007. There's real energy. Nov 12, 2015 | Rating: 4/5 | Full Review…
This is a one-crazy-night picture, a little like Alex Holdridge's LA indie pic In Search of a Midnight Kiss, from 2007. There's real energy.
Peter Bradshaw
Raucously entertaining. Sep 10, 2015 | Rating: 3.5/5 | Full Review…
Raucously entertaining.
Jake Wilson
"Tangerine" has generated interest partly because it was made using iPhones augmented by other devices. But technology can only take a film so far - it's the story that really matters. Aug 6, 2015 | Rating: 3/4 | Full Review…
"Tangerine" has generated interest partly because it was made using iPhones augmented by other devices. But technology can only take a film so far - it's the story that really matters.
Calvin Wilson
Smart, antic comedy that's eager to offend. Jul 24, 2015 | Rating: 3/4 | Full Review…
Smart, antic comedy that's eager to offend.
John Anderson
Baker gets great, sly, unforced performances from his two leads, but it's not all a rollicking good time: There are moments of quietude, inquietude, moments when a sense of wariness and loneliness settles over the women. Jul 24, 2015 | Rating: 3.5/4 | Full Review…
Baker gets great, sly, unforced performances from his two leads, but it's not all a rollicking good time: There are moments of quietude, inquietude, moments when a sense of wariness and loneliness settles over the women.
Steven Rea
Rodriguez and Taylor are terrific. Their confidence is infectious, yet they never let us forget the challenges their lives offer. Jul 23, 2015 | Rating: 4/5 | Full Review…
Rodriguez and Taylor are terrific. Their confidence is infectious, yet they never let us forget the challenges their lives offer.
Bill Goodykoontz
A film with trans women actresses this good shouldn't have a cis man be its most interesting character. If trans women start making their own films with iPhones, maybe we'll see characters that match these women's talents. Mar 7, 2019 | Full Review…
A film with trans women actresses this good shouldn't have a cis man be its most interesting character. If trans women start making their own films with iPhones, maybe we'll see characters that match these women's talents.
Ren Jender
Don't be fooled by the sun-saturated setting - the action actually unfolds during Christmas Eve and offers a raw, raucous, and real piece of filmmaking that deserves every ounce of praise. Feb 15, 2019 | Full Review…
Don't be fooled by the sun-saturated setting - the action actually unfolds during Christmas Eve and offers a raw, raucous, and real piece of filmmaking that deserves every ounce of praise.
Paula Fleri-Soler
Baker is clear on the way comedy and tragedy fit together and isn't afraid to show one alongside the other. Aug 28, 2018 | Full Review…
Baker is clear on the way comedy and tragedy fit together and isn't afraid to show one alongside the other.
Molly Templeton
The talent behind the handset is the key here... May 11, 2018 | Rating: 4/5 | Full Review…
The talent behind the handset is the key here...
Leigh Paatsch
At its heart - and Tangerine has plenty of heart - it's about how the friendship of two women endures through a lot of money and man trouble. Feb 7, 2018 | Full Review…
At its heart - and Tangerine has plenty of heart - it's about how the friendship of two women endures through a lot of money and man trouble.
Al Hoff
[Tangerine] helps to shine a light on a community that's even more marginalized then the general trans community: the POC trans community. Dec 31, 2017 | Full Review…
[Tangerine] helps to shine a light on a community that's even more marginalized then the general trans community: the POC trans community.
Danielle Solzman
Transgender stories have been gaining traction in the past several years. The newest and most important civil rights issue of the past five years has been getting rights for transgendered people. This is especially because nearly half of all transgendered teens attempt suicide, one-fifth has been homeless and one-fourth have lost their jobs due to discrimination. With the emergence of trans stories in "Orange is the New Black," and "Transparent," and the public supporting Caitlyn Jenner, the landscape and visibility of trans peoples has increased greatly. Director Sean S. Baker (a cisgender man) gives a voice to the very real subset of transgendered people on Hollywood's streets. Read more at bluefairyblog.com
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A refreshing proof that you can make a funny and insightful film with a simple plot, naturalistic performances and an iPhone 5s - which adds to it and makes it look even more authentic, like a realistic fairy tale in the streets of L.A. (the character's name is even Sin-Dee Rella).
This knocked my socks off. Groundbreaking from a technical point of view, 'Tangerine' takes us on a hectic trip through the streets of Los Angeles with two brassy, troubled but compelling trans women. The first half offers the biggest laughs of any film in 2015 so far, but where the movie really takes flight is in its second half, where it offers an insight into people who, in a vast city during one of the busiest times of the year, are forced to bear a life of loneliness and discomfort. It earns the unorthodox music cues, it earns the howls of laughter, it earns the tonal shifts, it earns the tears and in truth, 'Tangerine' earns recognition as one of the best films of 2015.
Tangerine is gritty in its scope & neatly directed. The film's fluid portrayal, humorous dialogue and urban tone make for a solid sequential story. 4/5
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