Hedwig and the Angry Inch

THIS MOVIE *****ING ROCKS!! The music rocks, the acting is great, and tommy gnosis is pure evil !!i think this movie rocks, it rocks, it rocks more than a rock, it rocks... Full review

Lottsa films pretend to offer somthin new but few do. Nothin new about the idea of guys dressin up as dames-Tony Curtis did it in Some Like It Hot. Nuthin new about rock n roll, Jerry Lee did it in the... Full review

I cannot say that I liked the acting all that much in this movie. But the soundtrack was fantastic, probably one of the best musicals I ever saw.... Full review

that's ok with me, but if you can kinda maybe get past that you'll probably really really like this movie. If you liked Rocky Horror you'll definetly like this movie. My boyfriend's kinda a homo-phobe, but he thought it was cool... Full review

this movie is my favorite movie ever. im still singing the songs from it. i cant even think of anything to say, i love it. :] haha i liked the part where tommy gnosis was in the tub. god im a... Full review

rocky horror who.? this film is a blast, the soundtrack is amazing, the acting is great, its a one of a kind film, a must see...... Full review

What a fantastic film, from first frame to the last! People keep comparing it to Rocky Horror Show...please stop! This film is nothing like Rocky except that Hedwig is a Transexual, and that is where the comparisons ought to stop. This... Full review

My friend let me borrow the DVD I am so greatful she shared this movie with me, The Graphics, the music, the make up and the story make this movie one awesome film. Equal rights..we all are allowed to love baby!!I... Full review

What a piece of work. Hedwig has it all, love, irony, betrayal, redemption, and all to a blazing rock and roll soundtrack. The music stands alone as a beautiful work of art. Who can "see" all of this movie if they... Full review

I have seen this film over and over and over on DVD. It is just as brilliant the 10th time as the first - possibly even better since I have picked up more info with each viewing. My wife loves the... Full review

Actor, writer, director John Cameron Mitchell's Hedwig is amazing. The film's moods swing from amusing to amazing, from pathos to spoof, but the focus never shifts from the central character herself, Hedwig. ... Full Review

Hansel becomes Hedwig (using his mother's name-and her passport), and off to America the happy couple goes. Hedwig sets her sights on him, re-Christening him as Tommy Gnosis, and he ends up becoming famous by singing the songs the two wrote together-leaving Hedwig to sing the same songs in dive bars near Tommy's sold-out arena shows. ... Full Review

Mitchell also has solid rapport with SCTV alumna Andrea Martin in her best role in too many years....Hedwig is like a great album with colorful visuals.....The movie occasionally wallows in Hedwig's angst, but Mitchell is too much the entertainer to bum us out for long;....Aside from his tantrummy blasts onstage (or his sidesteps into lascivious almost-country, as in the hilarious "Sugar Daddy"), Mitchell's finest moments are his quietest, mostly with the recessive Michael Pitt when Hedwig and Tommy are sti ... Full Review

However, it should be noted that "Hedwig" is a far better film than that - after all, it doesn't require audience participation to make it watchable. Hedwig and the Angry Inch" is rated R for suggestive sexual references and song lyrics, occasional use of strong profanity, simulated gay sex acts, violence (a bar brawl), male nudity and scattered use of racial epithets (heard in some song lyrics). ... Full Review

Such is the sad plight of the titular hero of Hedwig and the Angry Inch . Mitchell turns in an all-out performance, both on-stage and in moments of regretful introspection. ... Full Review

He can't say yes and she can't say no; they're a perfect pair. I'm talking about the leading characters in Hedwig and the Angry Inch and Debbie Does Dallas the Musical , two musicals being performed on the same night... ... Full Article

Multiple hyphenate John Cameron Mitchell once told an interviewer that his stage production-turned-film Hedwig and the Angry Inch is enjoyed by some audiences "in the kind of Rocky Horror, 'be free to be me' kind of way. ... Full Article

THEATER REVIEW: "Hedwig and the Angry Inch" ??? Through May 31 at American Theater Company, 1909 W. Byron St.; Running time: 1 hour, 30 minutes; Tickets: $35-40 at 773-409-4125. ... Full Article

Eckhart's character tries to hold on to the memory of his dead son while dealing with the emotional coldness of his wife. David Lindsay-Abaire adapted the screenplay from his own stage play. ... Full Article

Major spring shows are rapidly becoming an endangered species in Chicago. American Theater Company has postponed plans for its spring musical, "Yeast Nation," the latest show from the creators of "Urinetown." ... Full Article

"Not Very Sound of Music Sounding, Huh?" John Cameron Mitchell's Hedwig and the Angry Inch is the story of "a fourth wall- smashing East German rock 'n' roll goddess who also happens to be the victim of a botched sex-change... ... Full Article