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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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It's a long way from Pretty Woman. Nov 12, 2015 | Rating: 4/5 | Full Review…
It's a long way from Pretty Woman.
Ed Potton
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
A dazzling bauble of melodrama and fast paced merriment. Nov 12, 2015 | Rating: 4/5 | Full Review…
A dazzling bauble of melodrama and fast paced merriment.
Katherine McLaughlin
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
It's not much to look at, but you'll quickly move past it as the charm, humour and surprising heart of Tangerine wins you over. Apr 19, 2019 | Rating: 4/5 | Full Review…
It's not much to look at, but you'll quickly move past it as the charm, humour and surprising heart of Tangerine wins you over.
Nick Evan-Cook
Any director who can merge compassion, intensity, and no-holds-barred attitude this adroitly is a filmmaker with major potential. Apr 19, 2019 | Rating: 3.5/5 | Full Review…
Any director who can merge compassion, intensity, and no-holds-barred attitude this adroitly is a filmmaker with major potential.
Daniel Barnes
It's amazing what you can do with a smartphone these days... You could shoot one of the year's best movies, for example. Apr 16, 2019 | Full Review…
It's amazing what you can do with a smartphone these days... You could shoot one of the year's best movies, for example.
Richard Trenholm
Poetic realism for a digital age, Tangerine also shares a lot of qualities with the cinema of Mike Leigh and Ken Loach. There's no cheap manipulation here and Baker's characters never come across as victims. Apr 8, 2019 | Rating: 4/5 | Full Review…
Poetic realism for a digital age, Tangerine also shares a lot of qualities with the cinema of Mike Leigh and Ken Loach. There's no cheap manipulation here and Baker's characters never come across as victims.
Patrick Gamble
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
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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