The Gender Equality Checkpoint

[DanaC]

Watched a really sweet film last weekend - Ready? Ok!, a little independant coming of age comedy about a kid growing up with gender issues; or more accurately a kid growing up with a perfectly sound sense of self whilst some of the adults in his life have gender issues on his behalf. Which I just thought was such a lovely twist on the usual way of looking at it.

I found it via my watch everything Michael Emerson's been in mission :p It's a nice little film - it's not perfect - there are couple of odd moments that didn't quite work for me, but it has heart and was made on pennies and goodwill. And there are some excellent performances.






Sidenote: Michael Emerson is playing the gay neighbour who ends up as a kind of mentor to the kid - his wife, Carrie Preston is playing the boy's single mother. How many guys, if they were actors, would be comfortable playing a gay man in scenes with their wife?