I first saw this in 2004 when it came out and thought it was overrated garbage. I dug it out of my collection the other day to see if my mind would change. ABSOLUTLEY. I can't believe I didn't like this movie at all the first time. SO good.
Amazing. As of right now my favorite of the year. Amazingly acted. You can tell Penn really did his research and cared for the subject matter. You feel for all the characters, which is always good. I almost cried at the end, extremely sad. They don't make movies much better than this.
One of my favorites of all time. The cinmatography was incredible. SO many long, seemless takes. This movie absolutely blew me away. Everything here is perfect.
Watched this again for the first time in a long time. I can't fathom anyone not enjoying it. If you have a heart, you will like this movie. It's wonderful.
I went in not really knowing a whole lot about this movie, aside from that it was about a gay guy and that apparently Sean Penn was awesome in it. Turns out it was far better than I expected. Sean Penn is good, but I'm pulling for Rourke to win Best Actor this year. The movie itself, although it takes place in the 70's, and the issues it presents, are still just as relevant today as they were in the times of Harvey Milk. of course, soon prior to the movies release, the Prop 8 thing was going on in California. I think if more people saw this movie, it would probably raise their awareness and change their stance on issues such as gay marriage. Probably the most important movie since Schindler's List. Everyone should watch this movie.
The best movie of 2008. Brad Pitt gives a good performance, which, as much as I like Brad Pitt, is a surprise of sorts. Cate Blanchett I wasn't really impressed with, but I don't really care for her otherwise, so no surprise there. I normally hate long movies, but this one has a good pace and doesn't really feel that long. Also the only time I've ever full-on cried in a movie theatre. Brilliant movie.