Ari S.
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MILK, about the life and times of Harvey Milk (wink) is a great piece of art by the original indie-king, Gus Van Sant, about the first openly gay man elected to office. Sean Penn gives an Oscar worthy performance as the title character, and proves his never-ending range of acting. Josh Brolin is superb as Dan White, and would be a serious contender in awards season any other year (if not for Heath Ledger). Contrary to what most critics are saying, I think that it’s not James Franco who stands out after the two men above, but Emile Hirsch, who is the perfectly flamboyant “protégée”, Cleve Jones.
As a whole, the film works really well and it doesn’t feel like what you would expect from Van Sant, nor from a first-time screenwriter.
My only complaint is that I wish they’d have focused on Alison Pill’s character, Anne Kronenberg, someone that they only began to delve into the surface about.
Verdict: Must see
Friday, January 2, 2009
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2 comments:
I agree with you. It was a fabulous movie that I loved.
What did you think of the Jack Lira character (Diego Luna)? He was completely unnecessary.
I wish that Dan White was in the film more. I loved Josh Brolin.
Oh gd I hated Jack Lira. I just wanted him to go away. It was so impossible to comprehend when Harvey would ever be in that relationship.
Brolin was really great. Definately going to get a supporting actor oscar nom.
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