Fresh
Toplined by handsome Brit thesp Rupert Graves, offbeat serio comedy concerns the evolving friendhsip and eventual love between a rambunctious macho and a quiet insecure transsexual.
Emanuel Levy, Variety
Overview
Paul and Kim meet when their vehicles collide. Paul is fascinated with the attractive Kim. It turns out that the two were childhood friends in Catholic boys' school, but back then, before the operation, Kim was named Karl.
Director and cast
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Top critics, in their words
48%
Tomatometer
Rotten
The story has a TV movie shorthand calculation and slightness.
Liam Lacey, Globe and Mail
Fresh
One of the reasons why Different for Girls works is because of the caliber of acting.
James Berardinelli, ReelViews
Fresh
The subtlety with which Mackintosh conveys her complicated mixture of vulnerability, defensiveness and pride makes [Kim] one of the most fully realized characters to be portrayed on the screen in a long time.
Stephen Holden, New York Times
Fresh
This irrepressible and sensitive romance brings new flavor to the term odd couple.
Rita Kempley, Washington Post
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