80 Wall Street Journal | Joe Morgenstern This debut feature left me in a state of movie euphoria. Who could have guessed that such a discomfiting premise would blossom into a deadpan-hilarious and yet deeply affecting story about a singular glitch in the human condition? Read full review
80 The Hollywood Reporter | Sheri Linden Impressively realized on all levels, this transgender spin on the road trip boasts an extraordinary central performance. Read full review
75 San Francisco Chronicle | Mick LaSalle Transamerica provides the frame and the occasion for one of the year's best performances, Felicity Huffman's as a woman trapped in a man's body who's passing for female while awaiting a sex-change operation. Read full review
75 Boston Globe | Wesley Morris It's debatable whether watching Huffman get dressed, take hormones, and learn to use a more feminine diction could sustain an entire movie, but the character is certainly a creation more original than a lot of the film itself. Read full review