Boy Meets Girl (2014)

Admirable film.

A waste of 90 minutes of my life

It's fun, it's light, [but] it has a hard time when its tries to get heavy.

There are moments in this movie where the great movie it could've been peek out... They're fleeting, here, but they're worth savoring, and they happen often enough to make it worth your while.

This is the small, independent-film love story that the big studios are afraid to make. Luckily, it succeeds as only a small-budget, small-town affair can.A very well-acted foursome explores trans romance in an small Kentucky town, and the whole thing looks to have been filmed in someone's back yard, with four or five sets, total, but with the acting ability and excellent story line of a poignant and beautiful story. We meet Michelle as a 21-year-old aspiring designer, and only gradually learn of her past as a boy and her transgender journey as a teenager. Jimmy is seemingly her best, straight friend, her buddy and bro, until he realizes he's jealous of Michelle's affection for Francesca. Francesca herself is the daughter of a politician, fiancée of a soldier in Afghanistan, and one-time lover, almost in spite of herself, of Michelle. The soldier, in one surprise, returns from the middle east to marry Francesca, but, in a second surprise, turns out already to have his own secretive past with Michelle.All of this unfolds with bravery and beauty, without a false note and with an affecting ending that never preaches, as it teaches, southern, small-town tolerance. It even has one brief scene of pro-operative, transgender nudity, answering some viewers' questions about the actress, as it lovingly respects the trans* folks among us. It's ultimately too bad more people won't see this amazing little film--it's the kind of picture the big-budget studios _should_ be doing more of.

Reluctantly starting watching this indie flick due to its transgender plot, it soon drew me in with its funniness and lighthearted deepness; a feel good movie covering quite some tricky topics without ever being awkward. Michelle Hendley gives a wonderful performance, Alexandra Turshen is a stunning sweetheart and Michael Welch is doing well after a slow start. This movie is a wonderful reminder that we all struggled more or less to be confident in our sexuality and that the best way is to me open minded and respectful. I watched a lot of movies lately, despite many others it had almost no moments where my attention would fade or that I would fast forward a bit (I often jump over obvious conversations or lengthy takes that do not drive forward the story line as well a long action scenes). P.S.: This is my first movie review ever, so please be gentle ;)

This was the Most Positive and Most Memorable film ever written and produced about a Transgendered girl...Ricky! Writer/Director Eric Schaeffer deserves many accolades for bringing this story to the Big Screen! The film, along with a wonderfully selected cast of characters such as; Ricky played by (Michelle Hendley), Francesca (Alexandra Turshen), Robby (Michael Welch), David (Michael Gallant), Hank (Randall Newsome) Sam (Joseph Ricci) and the rest of the fine cast has brought this important issue to the forefront of society. This film helps to explain to many people on what being trans-gendered is all about! It shows the difficult hurdles and barriers that trans-gendered people encounter in their daily lives. Many people think people choose to be trans-gendered and that is certainly not true. Just like you don't choose to be heterosexual! Your born that way! I will not get into the details of this film, but I can assure you, it's enlightening, funny and very enjoyable to watch! If your trans-gendered or know someone that is, this is the film to see! It will show you that society is making progress in accepting trans-gendered people because of writer/director Eric Schaeffer! Remember, trans-gendered people are human too deserving the same love and respect as any other human being on Earth. I would like to thank all of the actors/actresses and the entire film crew and the many others involved in putting together such a beautiful, funny, and loving film! I also would like to personally thank my friends Eric Schaeffer, Kathleen Sheehan, Elisa Pugliese, and Paul Tabachneck for their hard work, dedication and unwavering support to the trans-gendered community! I hope Eric writes many more films like this! He is an excellent writer/director and actor!

I'm mom of a transgender young adult, female to male. While issues of transgender females are slightly different from those of transgender males, I thought that this film rang true. The main characters have a lot of nuances to them and the father is a great role model of love and acceptance. Aside from all that, the movie's really entertaining, not necessarily predictable, and was really enjoyable to watch. Amazing that it's Michelle's first feature!I am really happy to know that there are movies of this quality with transgender characters played by transgender actors.