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Stark drama of family transition

Started by Shana A, August 21, 2011, 06:43:02 AM

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Shana A

August 21, 2011, 06:43:02 AM
Stark drama of family transition

David Lewis, Chronicle Staff Writer
Friday, August 19, 2011

http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2011/08/18/DDQ11KN0K8.DTL

The story sounds like a recipe for melodramatic excess: A street-hardened, macho convict returns to his family in the Bronx, only to discover that his son has begun to transform into a young woman.

Yet in writer-director Rashaad Ernesto Green's assured hands, "Gun Hill Road" manages somehow to be gritty, delicate, in your face and nuanced at the same time.

It's a beautiful, compelling, sometimes harrowing family drama, with excellent performances across the board.
"Be yourself; everyone else is already taken." Oscar Wilde
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