I was quite surprised to see the level of respect this film had for the subjects, at many points reflecting on the sympathy for children suffering with gender identity.

I think what I appreciated most was that these weren't trick questions, the presenter asked very basic and honest questions - the fact that a univeristy professor was unable to answer simple questions in his own field was very telling. It was a running theme that those who wanted honest discussions were being shut down, lose their careers and even faced imprisonment.

Speaking with an African tribe was also an interesting juxtaposition of societal ideals.

My one criticism is that I wish he had not been able to open the jar of pickles.

This documentary is affecting. It starts with emotions of confusion, humor and fascination, and journey's deep into a place of disturbance and despair. It has some mild trolling at the start, but it genuinely gives everyone a chance to speak and doesn't have any dishonest cuts. It handles a topic that's managed to become controversial in maybe the last five years. But it also asks questions, that no matter where you stand we should be asking if we really care about people - are the procedures successful outcomes? Are there lasting after effects or issues? Are we influencing people and in what ways? Do children have a clear sense of self and consent?

So, its fairly well produced, it looks good (certainly comparable to other documentaries out there.) All of the technical aspects of the film are in order. Nothing truly stands out as exceptional, but everything is very much professional.

From an approach perspective, it really is more of a documentary than most "documentaries" in that, the main character (Matt Walsh) is asking questions to try and understand the opposing opinion. Most "Documentaries" have a side and then only interview supporting perspectives of the thesis. In this case, Walsh actually interviews the opposing side a lot. For that reason alone, this a more honest documentary. Now, fair-is-fair, I don't like the subject of documentaries to be the documentarian. I believe that would classify it as more journalistic or activist (a-la, Moore or Spurlock.) But it is a common documentary style.

That said, I guess we get into the meat of it and why people love it or hate it. As before mentioned, there is a lot of exchanges with opposing view points, and those view points did not make strong arguments. Did Walsh interview the actual leading experts on the subjects? Maybe, maybe not. They do have considerable credibility, but Walsh himself is by no means an expert in the field, so even if the people he's interviewing are not the leaders, it's not like it's an unfair fight.

I think if you're for or against this subject matter, it's probably a good film to watch. It's always good to know what the opposing arguments are, but for some reason this topic people get very passionate about. From a purely creative standpoint, I think it's great, not exceptional, but if you like documentaries, it's going to be one of the best ones this year.

An incredibly important and insightful documentary for our time and surprisingly funny at times.

Highly recommended to anyone who is interested in the topic and wants to learn more about how gender has become politicized including what different people from various fields and communities have to say from both sides of the discussion. 10/10.

This movie, which is basically Matt Walsh trying to get a simple answer to the title question is very well done, while also being frightening, upsetting and sickening in proving how far our society has fallen. It's a must watch for parents, but also anyone horrified by what they see and read in the world today. He talks to both sides, right and left, people on the street and even people in Africa, in a segment that really puts this controversial subject in a different light.

Very enjoyable to watch, but too biased to be called a documentary, and is well designed to support e certain narrative. It cherry picks interviews with stupid or dangerous people in the LGBTQ+ community and well grounded/sophisticated people on the conservative side to present a reality with lunatics vs pragmatists. There are bright minds, like the ones that have helped society move forward the last 100 years, that could provide the real arguments on why gender as a term is a valuable tool in order to study social behaviours and understand ourselves. These bright minds were not presented.

Despite the ruckus and waves this movie has seemingly caused, I think that before one judges it, one should give it a view. Perhaps there's a reason it's caused a fuss.. As with nearly any documentary, the writer does have a side he leans toward; however, that does not mean the information within is invalid. Both sides are interviewed and given a platform to speak "their truth." Both sides were also given a list of questions that would be asked. The difference was the answers given..or not given.

I must encourage a watch. It is a great wealth of information no matter where you fall.

Matt Walsh is great. In a time of ridiculous ideas and terrible logic, especially in politics, he's consistently a voice of reason. I disagree with him on only a few relatively minor things, but most of the time, he explains himself very clearly, step by step, and with a very dry sense of humour.

Here, he does the right thing in patiently letting us here all the sides to this issue without instantly blurting out his opinions and reasoning. He just listens. He plays dumb, but not rudely. He asks sincere, relevant questions. He plays devil's advocate on both sides.

The interviewees include regular people, experts, academics, authors, professionals of various kinds and even Africans (I think it's a Kenyan tribe). The Africans were hilarious. They have more common sense than most Americans it seems, probably because they have no time for delusion.

Parts of this documentary are disturbing. There is evil in the world. There are insane people. And sometimes insane ideas become massively popular. Mental illness can become celebrated. Speaking common sense or even *questioning* certain ideas can get you labelled all kinds of horrible things. That's how much the movement matters. The truth is the first casualty.

The only thing is, the people who need to see this won't. And even a sharp movie like this can do little against years of indoctrination. In a world where the ability or even motivation to use logic is so rare, you can barely try to convince anyone.

But Walsh is doing a great job. And I learned a lot from this, especially about the underpinning of modern "gender identity" theory. I hope he keeps fighting the good fight.

I saw the trailer a couple of times during the year and I never really knew what this documentary was about. It peaked my interest but from the trailer, I thought I would just see an angry, trump loving far right winger who has no interest in finding out the truth but to just ignite frustration and drama.

Boy, was I wrong.

This movie, opened my eyes even more. It did confirm a lot of the thoughts and feelings I have towards this subject and honestly as a feminist, a liberal and a socialist, I agree with him fully.

The documentary was well done but I wish they would've given them more budget because this deserved more. More interviews. Panels, discussions, and personal stories. Plenty of good information but a lot more could've been done.

It deserves 10 stars because it tells the truth.

No matter where you land on the political spectrum, I really recommend giving this a watch.

It's very eye opening about today's culture and some of the things that we may not want to look at.

Even though Matt starts asking good questions, makes many valid points, and even manages to come up with witty ways to poke fun at absurd views and statements, the narrative soon enough changes into vehicle of biased, ideological propaganda. Even though I agree that the "woke" approach to gender is insincere, notably dishonest, it does not allow free discussion, it does not correspond with the actual findings of genuine scientific research, and thus is biased as well, the documentary paints the picture that all people willing to accept anything beyond "fox-news" definition of gender, are basically idiots with malignant agenda. Conservative interviewees chosen for the documentary are educated and sound, and those selected to oppose happen to be confused, clueless or completely derranged. Even though I do agree with the message, the way it is communicated is suggestive and manipulative, which does not meet the standard of a honest documentary. I rate it 6/10.

This movie is an eye-opener for everyone and for parents in particular.

It showed that the simplest questions cant be answered by the scientists and doctors.

I was surprised that the advocates for transgender people were aggressive and felt offended by simple questions!.

If they have the right to what they are doing, then they should be more confident and calm in these interviews.

Despite the interviews posing some crude questions, they revealed how fragile they are.

I agree there was bias in Walsh's questions but it still delivered what it supposed to. We need more of such documentaries to see all the other opinions.

Well-done, The Daily Wire. I appreciate the fact that the film wasn't so preachy, and that Matt Walsh barely even made any comments himself on the issue in the film. Instead, he let the movement speak for itself, which was profoundly more effective.

Whether you are left-wing or right-wing, and whether you agree with Matt or not, you can still appreciate this documentary because most of the speaking and content is being given by the people and movement the documentary is covering.

The most effective way to criticize or shine light on a part of society is to let it expose itself. "What is a Woman?" brilliantly does just that.

The fact that we live in a world where a question like this is not only asked but people, especially many women in this documentary, can't seem to be able to answer is mind blowing. Great documentary. The truth sets people free.

On the plus side

• interviewed a lot of solemn, pious academics who could not give a non-circular answer to the question "what is a woman?"

Gaps

• not much investigative zeal; very partisan
• did not present the evidence from the UK, Swedish, Finnish and French medical regulators who are raising doubts about treating adolescents with puberty blockers and steroids. Lost opportunity to challenge American gender zealots.

My problem with this was the fact that it suggests it is a documentary trying to question some stuff, a presenter seeking answers, traveling the world to listen to different opinions.

That is simply not the truth.

The narrator already knows what he believes, he has a solid opinion and at no point does he seem to be open to discussion and to actually listen to the people he interviews.

The so called documentary is just a way for the narrator to promote his ideas about certain matters. Whether I agree with him or not, he is just not doing what he said he would be doing, which disappointed me a lot.

Came across this 'docu' accidentally, it turned out to be partisan bullocks. Rather than listening to interviewees, Matt Walsh prefers to ridicule anybody that gives answer different to his expectations. He does it to prove his 'truth' as he calls it, though don't expect much of an explanation why this truth is so. Instead expect cringe compilation coming from guy for whom understanding anybody's point of view or emotions it too difficult. Maybe he watched Borat and thought it was a real documentary?

The Room kind of cringe is the prevailing emotion I've had watching it, it stems from that persistence to not understand another human being, if you are into that then go ahead.

Protip: read the reviews to check if you are ready for this kind of cringe.

I've waited a long time to watch this, and finally got to it once it was made free for the weekend. They do such a good job interviewing so many different kinds of people. I was amazed how hard it was to get a simple answer for a simple question. It really opens your eyes about out world. I think that there's a lot of people leaving reviews but haven't actually watched the film. I do appreciate the thorough journalism and investigation with qualified individuals, people that are to really know about this subject. I think Matt Walsh and the team did a great job with this one, I look forward to seeing more of their work.

I'm a big fan of Matt Walsh after seeing him on the Dr. Phil show. He makes his undisputed point across in a very clearly and stable manner.

A must watch!!

A simple but increasingly important question that taps into the myriad of current insanity being masqueraded as "truth".

It matters that this documentary was created, and it matters that you watch it.

A simple but increasingly important question that taps into the myriad of current insanity being masqueraded as "truth".

It matters that this documentary was created, and it matters that you watch it.

A simple but increasingly important question that taps into the myriad of current insanity being masqueraded as "truth".

It matters that this documentary was created, and it matters that you watch it.

This documentary addresses a lot of very important issues facing society today; unfortunately it does not do so in an open and honest manner. Walsh's biases very clearly seep through his questions in every interview of the opposing side. Despite talking calmly and evenly, he comes off as antagonistic, which is detrimental to any productive conversation.

That having been said, his targeted questions, have meaning and import. The fact that virtually no member who radically espouses transgender ideology, even professors and doctors, can define a simple term like "woman" without relying on using the term to define the term (something we teach even elementary students not to do) is very telling and concerning. The fact that there are professionals that are so blinded by their bias they genuinely think their opinions comprise the majority of people and there is no social component, that think almost no person who transitions wants to transition back, that there are no longevity studies on the drugs they are administering showing negative consequences (when there factually are), is absolutely frightening. These "experts" who have clearly abandoned true science are being put in charge of making these decisions in the name of science.

Ultimately, the documentary has some very important material, and I reluctantly say is worth the watch, but I wish it were done in a less judgmental manner. If Walsh had approached these people more sympathetically and openly, letting them hang themselves with their own rope would have been much more impactful.

I can't help but wonder as we see several interviews cut short by the interviewee, and we see Walsh stoically combative, what harsher questions were edited out, which I feel undercuts his intent.