Review of XXY (2007) by Vmedia Berkeley Ca. S — 13 Aug 2008

With a quietly insinuating filmmaking style, Argentine writer director Puenzo invests this tricky story with real soul, bringing the characters and their situation to vivid life.

This vs any other coming of age film in 2008 is the best in the serious teen anxed scripts.

What makes the film so deeply important, mainly because Puenzo never preaches at us; she reveals the story gradually, knowing there's only one conclusion any fair minded person can possibly reach. And she assembles the film with an amazing DP and an earthy group of actors who let us see and feel their emotional responses to each other. The story is told by scenes of raw power that are short and very sharp, offering us startling insight and jarring us out of any simple-minded solutions we might be considering. This is bold, unflinching filmmaking that provokes a response.

Its still on screens this summer and soon to DVD since the box office this film wasn't good here in the states.

Vince.

Vmedia UCB.