Tangerine (2015)

The review calls it a bracingly brilliant reinvigorating reminder of what indie filmmaking can do, with raw energy and a moment of silent compassion at the end. It singles out the iPhone-shot saturated visuals and the nuanced central performances for praise.

The critic highlights the electric filmmaking with Scorsese-like vim, great performances, riotous laughs and compassion toward marginalised characters. Overall verdict is 'Terrific stuff.'

The review highlights the film's ramshackle, wildly entertaining romp through a single day in L.A. as two transgender prostitutes navigate misadventures in a screwball-like buddy comedy, noting its charming tone and universal relatability despite some neat plotting.

The review calls the film an enchanting, joyful girlfriend movie that peels back the curtain on a fascinating Los Angeles microculture of transgender prostitutes. It highlights the electric performances of the two leads and the witty script in a Thelma and Louise-style comedy.

The critic praises the film's vibrant energy, flavorful dialogue, and warm, non-judgmental portrayal of marginalized transgender sex workers and other outcasts in L.A., calling it a vibrant and uplifting snapshot with strong performances and satisfying emotional resolution.

The critic praises the film as a fast, raucously funny comedy about love and misadventures that functions primarily as a moving female-friendship story. It singles out the two transgender leads and their vibrant, motormouthed chemistry amid the margins of Los Angeles.

The critic finds the film an exuberantly raw and compassionate portrait of life on the L.A. margins, with big-hearted humor and insight into its transgender protagonists' friendship. It singles out the innovative iPhone-shot visuals and the generous vision of humanity.

The critic calls it a boisterous post-camp transgender comedy that delivers everything an old-fashioned mainstream Hollywood comedy should, with hilarious yet serious moments, strong physical and emotional performances from the leads, and inventive iPhone-shot style.

Tangerine is a pithy, hugely entertaining street comedy that crackles with immediacy and mixes farce with moving observations of its characters' struggles and friendships. Romney singles out the propulsive energy of Sin-Dee’s quest, the vivid iPhone-shot visuals, and the tender performances by the lead duo.

The critic praises Baker's touching and occasionally hilarious neo-screwball as grippingly watchable with big-heartedness and strong performances from the leads. She singles out the quality of the acting and the emotional honesty that emerges from the broad farce and guerrilla style.

The critic calls the film a marvel for its extraordinary visual inventiveness, humour and pathos despite being shot on an iPhone 5. It follows two transgender prostitutes and an Armenian cab driver in a freewheeling style reminiscent of Cassavetes.

This is hailed as one of the year’s most purely enjoyable films, a euphoric revenge caper full of vibrant energy and hilarious moments grounded in friendship. The critic singles out the lived-in performances and low-budget ingenuity for particular praise.

The film is described as a bracing slice of American indie filmmaking that pulses with raunchy energy and compassionate humour, boosting Baker’s reputation. It singles out the surprisingly cinematic iPhone-shot look and the instantly winning mix of matter-of-factness, humour and compassion.

The film is a bittersweet affair with real tenderness and empathy amid LA's artificiality. The lead performances by Rodriguez and Taylor stand out as a terrific double act full of energy, comedy and melancholia.

The review emphasizes the film's triumph in style and musicality through iPhone cinematography, praising how it transcends issues of race, gender, and orientation by focusing on character and empathy, while noting some unnecessary narrative threads that slightly bog it down.

The critic praises the film's rich empathy and naturalism, which make the lurid world of its transgender sex-worker protagonists feel universally relatable. Baker treats Los Angeles as a vivid, living character while delivering an outsized, compassionate screwball energy in a compact package.

Calls the film a high-energy, outrageously funny adrenaline shot with naturalistic performances from the leads and a tender focus on female friendship and solidarity. Singles out the hyper-saturated iPhone cinematography and rapid-fire editing for creating an intimate, immediate feel.

Hails it as fresh, funny, original and energetic, capturing gritty Hollywood streets through the perspectives of its vibrant transgender leads. Praises the quick rapport between the central friends and its thoughtful handling of their world, danger and solidarity.

The film is an ebullient comedy about two transgender sex workers on a chaotic Christmas Eve quest through Hollywood. It singles out the believable friendship and true-to-life details of the characters' hand-to-mouth existence for praise.

The critic highlights the film's entertaining contradictions as slice-of-life drama meets screwball comedy, celebrating its refusal to moralize or condescend while showing strong, self-aware characters asserting dignity amid hustle and humiliation. It frames the absurdities of identity and relationships with a light, inviting touch.

Tangerine is a rambunctious single-night screwball comedy set on the West Hollywood strip that keeps pace with its firecracker heroines through shimmering LA light. Dunn praises the expressive iPhone-shot camera and how the film slips from high energy into a sweet humanist drama.

Praises the film's resourceful iPhone-shot innovation and its authentic portrayal of LA's transgender sex worker community, highlighting the energetic storytelling and focus on real underbelly life. Notes some contrived subversive elements but finds it a welcome change from mainstream cinema.