Review of Transamerica (2005) by Joe — 22 Oct 2008

Felicity Huffman is very convincing as a pre-op woman, being a woman herself.

This review of Transamerica (2005) was written by Joe on 22 Oct 2008.

Transamerica has generally received positive reviews.

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