Marieta, what is that dangling between your legs?

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On Saturday night, I fell head over heels in love with Ramón Salazar’s amazing film “20 Centimeters”. This is what “Transamerica” should have been. Now don’t get me wrong, I’m not saying that “Transamerica” was awful in any way. I honestly enjoyed and love “Transamerica”, but I feel “20 Centimeters” was far more engaging than Trans was. I’m not sure what it is, but there is just something about this movie that sets it apart from the rest.

“20 Centimeters” focuses on a pre-op tranny named Adolfo, erk, I mean Marieta, who is living her life on a day by day basis waiting to rid herself of the, um, 20 Centimeters that stands in the way of her becoming a full fledged woman. For those of you not familiar with what the 20 centimeters refers to, well... um... let me say that 20 Centimeters equals 8 inches. Lucky bitch. Anyway, I forgot to mention that Marieta is narcoleptic which causes her to pass out at the bat of a false eyelash. During these down times, she dreams up elaborate musical numbers complete with outrageous set pieces and detailed choreography. When not asleep, she surrounds herself with numerous one-of-a-kind characters which definitely keep the story lively and fresh.

I do have to point out that this movie is not for everyone. Especially those who are easily offended by on-screen visuals of gigantor sized tetas, bush covered vaginas, man-ass, large cocks, cum loads, backside ramming, and the occasional botched real-life tranny. Obviously this was brought to the screen by a Spaniard storyteller, and not by a conservative American director. It was nice to see a movie that wasn’t made to tip toe around any particular subject. It was up front and honest – which only made it more enchanting.

I’ve got to hand it to Mónica Cervera who took the title role as Marieta. This part was created just for her, well at least it was rumored to be anyway. I was totally taken in by her presence every moment she appeared. The last time I saw her was in “Crimen Pefecto” as the unbalanced co-worker/stalker/blackmailer. Her performances in both of these films are totally wicked. I’m very curious to see what’s in store for her next.

Keep an eye out for Almodóvar regular Rossy de Palma’s character La Frío. She almost steals the show away from Mónica’s Marieta in their scenes together, but only almost.

The website for this movie states that it will be in the theatres sometime in May 2006. I’m most certain that it will be a limited release feature so if you happen to see it playing in your town, I suggest that you catch it. It’s nothing like you have seen before. Unless you spied out “Crimen Perfecto” – they are both very similar is style and direction. I don’t know what the filmmakers are drinking down there in Spain, but I think I need to get my hands on some of that.