The Danish Girl

"A beautiful, humane and moving biopic (...) the film's secret weapon is Vikander (...) for stretches of the film, she's effectively its lead character. (...) Rating: ★★★★ (out of five)" 

"Well-meaning and polished as it is, The Danish Girl is a determinedly mainstream melodrama that doesn’t really offer new perspectives its theme (...) Rating: ★★ (out of five)" 

"A sensitive transgender story that lacks the expected emotional kick (...) At times, the film feels too well-mannered and tasteful (...) Rating: ★★★ (out of five)" 

"This is an over-varnished, sometimes dramatically leaden (...) drama that never really gets under the skin of a complex subject (...) Even so, visual gloss, prestige performances and the usual Working Title magic should make this audience-friendly package a very solid piece." 

"Redmayne gives the greatest performance of his career so far (...) Reuniting with (...) Tom Hooper in a return to the handsome, mostly-interior style (...) of what’s destined to be the year’s most talked-about arthouse phenomenon." 

"Is it permissible to be glad that a film exists, admiring of some of its elements, delighted that it will get a massive release, even OK with it probably winning a million bajillion awards, and to not like it?" 

Watching Redmayne’s character blossom into her true self is remarkable (...) By the end, it’s hard not to feel swept up in Lili’s journey because of the actor’s revealing performance (...) Rating: ★★★ (out of four)"