Movie Review

Hedwig and the Angry inch (2001)

Reviewed by Lisa Schwarzbaum | Aug 03, 2001
EW's GRADE
A-

Details Limited Release: Jul 20, 2001; Rated: R; Length: 91 Minutes; Genres: Comedy, Drama, Gay and Lesbian, Musical; With: John Cameron Mitchell; Distributor: Fine Line Features

John Cameron Mitchell directs and stars as a fabulously wigged, lonely transsexual and internationally ignored rock goddess in Hedwig and the Angry Inch, the riotous, loving, and only occasionally pathos-milking film adaptation of his own acclaimed Off Broadway rock musical. Mitchell has done the damn difficult thing of giving a staged work a look that honors the original medium while recognizing that movies are a whole other shebang. Among the fine costars, Miriam Shor, with a pasted-on beard, stands out as Hedwig's underappreciated husband.

Originally posted Aug 03, 2001 Published in issue #607 Aug 03, 2001 Order article reprints
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