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3/16/2019

3 Generations (2017)

Ray is a teen transitioning from Ramona. He lives with his mother, who is supportive but nervous, and his grandmother and her long-term girlfriend, who doesn't get it at all. And that's about as deep as we go into Ray's story. He's basically used as the set-up for Mom to get in touch with her ex-husband and ex-brother-in-law (the actual biological father of Ray) and have some drama.

This is a mess of a movie. It took decent actors and made them seem inexperienced and took the opportunity to tell a deep story about the difficulty of transitioning -- even when you have a supportive family who should understand more easily than most -- and squandered it by getting off-topic.

What a waste.

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