A Bright Spot in a Dark movie
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Just saw the new film The Snowman, based on the book by Jo Nesbø featuring the alcoholic detective Harry Hole. Much talent went into it with not a lot to show for it, and that’s all I’ll say as a review. HOWEVER, the actress Jamie Clayton has a small role as Edda, the IT or systems analyst for the police department. There’s a scene at the beginning where she lectures the police on a new gadget for them to carry, and some scenes later where she supplies Harry with much-needed information.
I was very glad to see this, since Ms. Clayton is one of those usually saddled with the identifier “transgender actress” and, like most, given a part where there is a point or at least a passing reference to her being trans—such as her excellent work in the Netflix series Sense8—yet there is no mention of it in The Snowman. She’s just a smart woman with an important job. This may not be the first movie where this has happened—that any transgender element is ignored—but it was refreshing in an otherwise dreary movie.