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Summary: Wicked Town, Wicked Movie
Review: Mark my words, in ten years Hedwig will be looked back upon as the best movie of 2001, with a cult following likened only to Rock Horror. Like most complex movies, Hedwig requires a viewer's patience and an an open mind. Upon reflection, this movie is really not as edgy as it appears. It has less to do with gender-bending and more to do with self-acceptance, letting go of the past, the emptiness of revenge, and no longer playing the victim. These messages are not spoon fed to the viewer by any means and may require multiple viewings to fully grasp. Beware, this is a raw movie, not a pretty package like Moulin Rouge (which I also enjoyed for different reasons). The music is intense and meaningful and the acting is brilliant.
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Summary: Buy it, GREAT EXTRAS. . .
Review: I made the mistake of watching the entire film before seeing the documentary about the story of Hedwig, which made the entire story so much more fascinating.Great music, a real rock-n-roll sensibility, and a look at the masculine energy behind the draggy glitter of rock. I thought it was odd that the film was set in the present, more or less, given the wigs and the feel of the film. I was a big fan of Velvet Goldmine, which others feel mixed about, and i'm not a particular fan of this type of music. Wonderful, wonderful, wonderful. And lots of extras, that's how we like it.
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Summary: A hero for the outcasts!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Review: Order this now!!!...What a fun, crazy, original, funny, touching and rockin' movie. I have such a huge crush on Hedwig mainly because of his huge heart. This will remain on my midnight movie list forever. (Having said that, I didn't like the last 10 minutes of the film. It could have been cut.) But so what, the rest of this wild rock and roll ride will have you head banging and lanughing out loud. Order the soundtrack too. Long live Hedwig!!!...
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Summary: Wow - amazing
Review: The DTS sound is stunning. And what an interesting movie.
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Summary: Reinvention of the Musical
Review: If you are perhaps reluctant about either A.) buying or B.) viewing Hedwig and the Angry Inch due to its rather, um, odd, subject matter, you shouldn't be. Once you start watching it, it won't matter what the movie is about. This is quite an interesting, dazzling, and awesome movie musical. First off, John Cameron Mitchell is entirely convincing playing the transvestite Hedwig, and his costumes and fabulous selection of really fun wigs only add to the character. Mitchell creates what is perhaps the most highly likeable transvestite ever to hit the screen. Not to mention, the songs that Hedwig (the internationally ignored rock star) sings, are amazing. There is the very clever Origin of Love (done to a Yellow Submarine type animation sequence), the great Tear Me Down, the strangely fun Sugar Daddy, and Wig in a Box, which includes a sing along section which actually will have people singing along if you watch it with a large group. The movie is stylish, original, and even though questionnable in content, very likeable. I personally found Hedwig's backup bandmates to be perhaps the most amusing part of the movie. The guy with the red hair is awesome! (Watch out for their wrapped guitars and miniature drum sets)
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Summary: So much potential not actualized on screen
Review: I can see how this film would be popular with a certain audience. Hedwig is one of those cutsey/artsy films that is clearly in origin intelligent enough to be really great but seems so caught up in its gimick rather than getting down to telling a story that in the end I couldn't consider this film anything more than a failure. True, there are plenty of films that don't have half the talent that Hedwig does, but its just that promise with a failure to deliver that's so frustrating. So, let's itemize this nonesense: 1. If you don't love the music, forget it. The obvious nods to Bowie are certainly enjoyable, but the music literally pads out over half the movie. In a true musical, we actually have the narrative of the story explained and strengthened through the songs. At times it feels like Hedwig was doing this but most of the time it seems like they were having more fun doing fake music performances. Why not just watch Spinal Tap instead? Because the songs take up the majority of the film and bring the tiny amount of narrrative flow in the movie to a near standstill, unless you're absolutely enthralled with the music in Hedwig, the film can't help but dissapoint. 2. What I was waiting to develop during all those songs was a great story that just didn't happen. I was actually interested in main character and many of the unexplained side characters. The fact that hedwig was a TRUE freak among a profession of poesers was absolutely fascinating. Did the movie bother to explore any of this? Absolutely not. 3. What we get instead of an actual resolution to the nonexisting story is a rather inept attempt at a freak-out ending, complete with sets that were formerly all black changing to all white, Hedwig rips off his/her close, walking around near naked and looking identical to his love/hate boyfriend Tommy. There's supposed to be something deep with how men and women used to be one being and were split, but it feels as though it was carried off so incompetantly or simply incompletely that whatever message the director was intending feels utterly lost--meaning that really the last 20 minutes are essentially a waste. I'm left wondering why this film has received such a high rating and so many positive reviews. Where other films have explored similiar grounds with much greater effectiveness, Hedwig seems only capable of raising them, singing about them, but then gives up. Or perhaps it was just one big music video? Hedwig certainly isn't the worst film I've seen by any measure, rather, it isn't a movie. Just a pretentious artsy pile posing as one.
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Summary: Hedwig rocks my world!
Review: This is my favorite film ever. The music rocks--I went out and bought the soundtrack immediately after seeing it in the cinema. The acting is fabulous. The story is both hilarious and touching. Can't be beat! Would recommend it to anyone! BRAVO!
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Summary: Hedwig Rocks my World!
Review: I'll keep it short and simple and to-the-point. This is my favorite movie ever. What a film! The music rocks (after seeing it in the cinema, I immediately found the soundtrack). The acting is wonderful. The story is both touching and hilarious. I love everything about this movie, and when it was over, I was hoping it would never end. BRAVO! I would recommend it to anyone.
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Summary: Hedwig and The Angry Inch
Review: A fantastic movie. Incredible musical performances. Hedwig is a high energy performer. Wonderful all around. Highly recommended!
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Summary: Guys in make-up rule!
Review: Ok, this is what you need for a great movie; great hair, great make-up, rockin' soundtrack, and a witty, childish charm. Hedwig has got all that and much much more. This is definately a good time, chill out, let's have a philosophical discussion after the movie, kind of movie. At least that's what I did w/ my friends after the flick. The most talked about point being the origin of The Angry Inch, which is both horrifying and darkly funny. I and my co-horts are always fans of guys-in-make-up movies (The Rocky Horror Picture Show and Velvet Goldmine are excellent examples) but watch this movie for good looks, good fun, good music, and a really good story.
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