Hot Pursuit

The(ir) Blurb...

Rose Cooper is an uptight and by-the-book cop whose name has become a verb synonymous with screw-ups, and she's found a chance to redeem herself. She has been assigned to protect a federal witness, Daniella Riva, the vivacious and outgoing widow of a drug boss. As the two polar opposites race through Texas, they find themselves pursues by everyone from crooked cops to murderous gunmen. However, their greatest obstacle to making this out alive may be themselves as they learn that Cooper has now been considered a fugitive fleeing with Danielle.

This film includes the only transgender character counted in a major studio release in 2015, and she exists only for a few seconds as a punchline. During the opening montage, Reese Witherspoon’s character, Rose, is seen as a child riding in the backseat of her father’s patrol car. Her father arrests a beautiful woman, who climbs in next to Rose. She tells the woman that she is pretty, and the woman in a deep masculine voice replies, “Thanks, baby. You are too!” To complete the joke Rose turns away, widening her eyes while making an uncomfortable face. The film also includes several jokes about Rose dressing in butch clothing. In one scene, she and Daniella, who is being escorted to court as a protected witness, pretend to be a lesbian couple, awkwardly groping each other to distract a man who finds them trespassing on his property.

Are these reports of any use? It's a terrible film...who cares if there's a fleeting trans*character?!?