Venus
Boyz 50
The idea of drag kings is pretty fascinating to me. Actually,
if I see anything about gender identity on TV, I'll watch it over
and over. So I couldn't tell you why I never fully connected with
this movie. All I can figure is, it felt removed... vaguely foreign,
even. That, and it was a bit slow and aimless, which is probably
my most common complaint with documentaries.
That
said, the drag kings themselves are fascinating strong and
admirable, seemingly free of the insecurity I expected. Some of
these women live as men on a daily basis, and their physicality
really makes a case for biology not always determining your gender.
A couple were so convincing that, when one would try to dress
as a woman, I'd think to myself, "Oh, he *so* doesn't pass as
a woman." And then I'd remember that he *is* a woman. For that
alone, it's worth it.