I
finally got around to watching Tangerine a couple of days ago.
Camille had mentioned this after seeing it in theaters and bought it
on Blu-Ray and let me borrow it. My cousin Jasmine caught it on
Netflix. This was a damned good crazy movie. Shot completely on
iPhone it proves that you can do quite a bit with very little. I know
in reviews it tends to focus more on how it was filmed and where but
don't mention the story very much. It stars Kitana Kiki Rodriguez as
Sin-Dee Rella and Mya Taylor as Alexandra. They are transgender
prostitutes on Santa Monica and Highland and as a resident of WeHo
for about 18 years I thought “Well, that sounds about right.”
Sin-Dee
gets out of prison after a month on Christmas Eve and meets up with
her friend Alexandra. Alexandra lets Sin-Dee know that her boyfriend
Chester played by James Ransone has been cheating on her with a “real
fish.” Alexandra does not want any drama and tries to balance the
day between keeping Sin-Dee from getting thrown back in jail, dealing
with costumers who want her services, the police, and getting people
to show up for her performance. Sin-Dee is out for blood. There is so
much drama but its the good kind. You get to meet Chester which is
quite an experience. Oh, and the cab driver. Damn.
This
movie had me laughing, surprised, feeling sympathy for the
characters, and thoroughly entertained. There was a small amount of
time I was wondering where the story was going regarding the cab
driver but that was handled quite well and not spoon fed the way I
was expecting it to be. If you have the chance you really should
check this movie out. Good acting, a good look, and great acting.
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