Right buttons pressed in ‘Die Beautiful’

Excellent story, good direction and superb acting make a “Class A” movie. If one aspect sagged, Die Beautiful would have not been as beautiful as it is. Good thing, it has all the right buttons pressed at the right time.

A good-looking boy from a conservative family whose single dream was to become a beauty queen as transgender has all the elements of a story for all ages and all cultures. After all, isn’t being gay universal? Doesn’t it exist across races, cultures, classes, nationalities, religions and regions?