transamerica

While still recovering from my awful bout of food poisoning I watched the dvd of Transamerica this afternoon. It was easy to see why Felicity Huffman was nominated for both an Academy Award and won the Golden Globe. She played a pre-operative transsexual who a week before having "the surgery" to become a woman; finds out that she has a 17-year old son. The movie follows their journey from New York back to California. Along the way they both learn a great deal more about each other and them selves. It's a story of forgiveness, acceptance and love. I highly recommend this movie. If you've not heard of the movie, you can view the trailer here.