Review of Dallas Buyers Club (2013) by Nicholasbert — 16 Jan 2014

McConaughey is almost unrecognisable, the story's moving but only if you think that it's happened for real. Also, maybe the depiction of AIDS patients is a little too blunt for what was this condition really was in 1985. The homophobia looks a bit pushed, but it is Texas, so I wouldn't know if that would correspond to reality.

Great acting performances - the only problem is this plot has been a little overused before, even if again, it is a real story, and therefore lacking the rocambolesque bit to it. If you are willing to forget that this film is not like others, and wants (for once) to be a close-to-reality account, and hence you are willing to not expect to be overflown with pity and compassion at all times, then it's probably at least a 9 for you.