To Die Like a Man — Film Review

HollywoodReporter.com – By Stephen Farber

Bottom Line: Lisbon drag-queen drama has moments that drag and others that soar.
This year’s New York Film Festival was criticized for highlighting a slate of esoteric, grimly pessimistic movies, and Portugal’s “To Die Like a Man” certainly would fit into that category of arty downers. But like many of the other movies presented at the festival, this drag-queen tragicomedy has considerable merits along with some maddening elements. Joao Pedro Rodrigues’ third film should be popular on the festival circuit but has little boxoffice potential.