A movie is the sum of its parts, its got to be interesting, be cast well, be believable even when its science fiction of a fairy tail and the characters... well... you have to care what happens to them.
Though the story line is closer to fairy tail in today's world than reality, the performances are so good you don't think about this at the time.
Ignore the 1 star from digital pimple, I am yet to see any reviews from said person higher than a 2.
Michelle(the lead) was so credible as Ricky it leaves you pondering if the story is autobiographical though it clearly isn't.
Just superb.
Boy Meets Girl
2014
Action / Comedy / Drama / Romance
Boy Meets Girl
2014
Action / Comedy / Drama / Romance
Plot summary
Funny and provocative, Boy Meets Girl vividly captures the giddy excitement, sexual heat, and inherent heartache of "non-traditional" love in a small town. Ricky (Michelle Hendley) is a 21-year-old trans girl living in Kentucky. Her only real friend, straight-laced Robby, has been her trusty, totally platonic, confidant for over 15 years. Her day job slinging lattes is merely a stepping-stone toward her goal of being a famous New York designer. She's confident, cool, and completely ready for something new - and then her world is transformed when an enchanting debutante saunters into her life. Triggering fresh feelings and experiences, this unlikely connection conjures up intense questions about identity while uncovering ghosts from Ricky's past. Indie-film veteran Eric Schaeffer (My Life's in Turnaround, If Lucy Fell) builds a compelling, compassionate world that focuses on the emotions and messy challenges of complex people navigating complicated relationships. Schaeffer creates a thoroughly authentic small-town atmosphere, capturing the cozy and claustrophobic ambiance of a place where everyone knows your name - and your sexual partners.
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What a treat
A powerful lovable film
I say this is one of the most rarest movies I've ever seen because I don't know anyone movie based on a real female transgender. I honestly loved how it shows that regardless of who you are, you are still human. I would badly want to see more romantic films on a transgender girl if the film industry pick up their butts and show more about being a transsexual!
Michelle Hendley was absolutely phenomenal at playing Ricky, she just is so talented and an excellent actress out there. This girl should've gotten an Oscar for this because one nomination isn't enough for being involved in the film! I just think it would be ideal to have a film like this shown on cinemas or get LGBT societies in any colleges to show this, it would just bring more popularity to every walks of life and see that there is actually a fantastic film out there!
I just want to say, this is the best underrated movie I've ever seen and Bravo to the cast involved, ye guys were awesome!
Great movie about transgender romance
Boy Meets Girl (2014) was directed by Eric Schaeffer. Rickie, played by Michelle Henry, has known she's a woman since childhood. The problem is that she was born in a man's body. She has been transgendered medically, but not surgically. The people of the small town in which she lives know all this, and they've accepted it. (I live in a small town, and this rings true. People may think transgendering, or being lesbian, or being gay, is a little strange, but Ricky is one of their own, and they accept her for what she is.)
Ricky's straight best friend Robby, played by Michael Welch, truly cares for Ricky. There are some funny scenes where Robby tries to answer questions about what heterosexuals do when they make love. Remember that Ricky has male genitalia. When she's attracted to a beautiful straight woman, she doesn't exactly know how it all works. The beautiful woman is Francesca, who is engaged to a Marine. He's stationed in Afghanistan. He's there, Ricky is here, and romance with Francesca develops.
I felt that the plot weakened at that point, and that the last portion of the film didn't live up to what we had seen before. Even so, I highly recommend Boy Meets Girl. It's charming and worth seeking out.
We saw this movie at the Little Theatre as part of the brilliant ImageOut Rochester LGBT Film Festival. It will work well on DVD.