
Reviews — Monica
Audience write-ups from TMDB
CinemaSerf
Trace Lysette delivers a noteworthy performance as Monica, the central figure who returns home to support her mother, Eugenia, portrayed by Patricia Clarkson, as she faces a terminal illness. Having lived for over two decades apart, Monica, a trans woman, finds that reintegration into her family requires significant adaptation from everyone involved. The looming reality of Eugenia's death adds considerable weight to …
Brent Marchant
It's not easy for most people to grapple with feelings like acceptance, making up, and letting go, but it is possible to find resolution. When Monica (Trace Lysette), a transgender woman who was rejected by her family when she was younger, leaves her home in the Midwest and goes to California to build a fresh existence, she faces considerable challenges. After a long period of effort, she largely manages to overcome …


