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Southern Comfort
78
Metascore
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91
Entertainment Weekly
Owen Gleiberman
Entertainment Weekly
Owen Gleiberman
The film defuses all preconceptions about the ''issues'' of transsexual identity to arrive at a place of tremulous human power.
88
New York Post
Lou Lumenick
New York Post
Lou Lumenick
Less grim than it sounds, Southern Comfort ends on a note of triumph for its endearing, gender-bending hero.
80
Film.com
Sean Means
Film.com
Sean Means
Works so beautifully because Davis doesn't try to turn Eads and his friends into walking soapboxes for transgendered people.
80
Village Voice
Amy Taubin
Village Voice
Amy Taubin
Eads's wit, generosity, insight, and courage are irresistible.
75
Christian Science Monitor
David Sterritt
Christian Science Monitor
David Sterritt
This capably made HBO documentary takes an understated and compassionate look at a subject that is often sensationalized in other contexts.
70
The New York Times
A.O. Scott
The New York Times
A.O. Scott
Southern Comfort sent shock waves through this year's Sundance Film Festival, even though it is as much about generosity and courage and tolerance as it is about a potentially discomforting subject.
70
TV Guide Magazine
Ken Fox
TV Guide Magazine
Ken Fox
Fascinating documentary.
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