So much average

Funny, strange, confrontational and subversive, this is one of the most interesting experiences you'll have at the cinema this year.

This is a coming of age storyline that you've seen in one form or another for decades. It takes a truly unique voice to make yet another one worth watching.

It's simply great fun, a winsome film and an occasionally over-the-top luxury fantasy that never flags.

The fine actresses drew me to see this movie. And they do act well. As for the story - that's another thing. It seems like some indie films are trying to outdo each other in finding the most bizarre and novel family combination possible. This one has lesbian grandmothers, unwed mother who slept with 2 brothers, and the central focus a girl wanting to transition to a boy. Didn't really get much insight into the mind of a transgender. The little melodrama is more on the contrived side.Elle Fanning is a strange choice to play the central character. She still acts and looks very feminine with her sweet smile and delicate features. K Stew would have been better in this role. Naomi Watts can act anything well and she kept me watching a rather tiresome and unsympathetic character. Susan Sarandon is fun to watch.Not really worth watching.

This film is too talky, as the scenario is built around a string of long conversations that typically degenerate into chaos. Lost in the shuffle is the human portrait of young Ray (née Ramona), who is a sixteen-year-old who is contemplating gender confirmation surgery.The three generations of the film include your Ray, his sensitive mother Frances (Naomi Watts), and the crusty lesbian grandmother Dolly (Susan Sarandon). At the heart of the film is Frances, who struggles with signing the release form for the surgery of her son and tracking down the father, who also must be a signatory.The performances are excellent, especially Watts, whose character struggles with a secret that is eventually revealed. When young Ray learns the truth about his mother, the implications may be shattering.The characters talk up a storm to the degree that the narrative line is very thin. By contrast, one of the strengths of "The Danish Girl" was the complex and smoothly developed plotting. In the case of "3 Generations," one of the unresolved issues is who precisely is the father of young Ray. The filmmakers could have been tidier in wrapping up such details, which undoubtedly would have been of great importance to Ray.While the numerous verbal interactions were long-winded and repetitive, there was a touching scene in a Japanese restaurant that was the most emotionally satisfying in the film.

About Ray (3 Generations) had the potential to be something great. Im a trans teen myself and I have been waiting for this movie for a long time. unfortunately it missed the opportunity to address the struggles trans teens face. instead focusing on more traditional family drama and ray happened to be trans.... the writers missed a huge opportunity

The story is complex: Ray is a boy who was born into a girl's body. Craig and Matthew are his biological and emotional fathers, Frances and Dolly are his grandmother and lesbian lover, and Maggie, his long suffering Mum who tries to manage the whole family. Ray is going through the process of becoming a boy and the film follows him through part of the journey with all the pitfalls and emotions there is. The dialogue is genuine, the direction is superb, the acting is first class, even from Naomi Watts who plays Maggie, an actor I don't really like but she takes on this role competently. Elle Fanning shines out like an acting sun, eclipsing everyone around her and becoming the hinge pin that the entire story revolves around. She displays almost every single emotion a human is capable of and acts far, far beyond her 17 years. She earned £65,000 from this movie, that's a pittance for her performance, it's probably one of the 10 best I've ever seen. Don't miss this, it will stay in your memory for a long time.