The Danish Girl is, in the end, a beautiful, frustratingly opaque love story that provides only a surface view of Elbe's journey.

A story of self-acceptance and discovery that transcends its historical inaccuracies and allows it to ascend to a level of magnetic emotional resonance.

It's commendable that Hooper (The King's Speech) has brought Einar Wegener to a multiplex near you... But this restrained, elegant drama seems at odds with its pioneering subject.

There's no doubt that 'The Danish Girl' is a well-made, well-acted piece of prestige cinema but its occasionally tactless handling of challenging issues awkwardly overwhelms at too many turns.