Flawless (1999)

I know the joke is corny and old, but this movie is far from flawless. Philip Seymour Hoffman and Robert De Niro have great chemistry as sparring neighbors, a transgender woman and bigoted former cop respectively, who find themselves thrown together after De Niro’s character suffers a stroke and seeks help from Hoffman. Hoffman is particularly lovely and sensitive in his role. The rest of the story involving criminals and stolen money drags the acting quality seen in that relationship deep into deep dirt and doodoo. Simply mix in Hoffman’s group of catty friends and it could instead have been a better version of As Good As It Gets.