![]() ![]() Texas cowboy Ron Woodroof (Matthew McCon. BRAVO to the Producers of this movie for giving this project the Greenlight, because the sexually-active youth of today would never know the Plague and tragedy that preceded their coming-of-age without a reminder like this. Matthew McConaughey gives the performance of his career in this uplifting and powerful film inspired by true events. ![]() As much as this could be a feel-good film for the discovery and pioneer of protease inhibitor cocktails, it is a compelling character study of a time of crisis that has not been well-captured or documented adequately in quite some time. Some reviews hail the project as "A Crowd Pleaser," and yet, you realise, these are TRULY marginal characters, and not entirely likable, as some have already said, in an Era (1970s-1980s early AIDS crisis) that is nearly forgotten in this age of HIV exposure-as-a-managed-care-condition, rather than a death sentence, as it was between 1979-1995. ![]() But I think the true heroes of this project are the Producers who took a chance on such dicey subject matter. They both deserve enormous accolades, Golden Globe and AMPAS-worthy, for these transformations and the effort of their craft. Much has already been written about Matthew McConaughey and Jared Leto's astonishing transformations, and brilliant performances.
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