I felt it was a very conventional film trying to tell an unconventional story.
Oh, that sounds like a very good description.

I felt the point would have been made much better if Lili had been played by a woman from the outset because then it would have shown the audience how ridiculous it felt to have everyone insist that she was male just because of her clothes.
I found some photos of her (see most recent post) and she did not look masculine before her change.

Basically, they took a unique, unconventional story and shaved off most of the unconventional parts.
= Hollywood :(