Review of Milk (2008) by Dallas F — 09 Feb 2011

A true story, based on Harvey Milk's life. Sean Penn's performance is, sublime.

This review of Milk (2008) was written by Dallas F on 09 Feb 2011.

Milk has generally received very positive reviews.

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As good as it is depicting his career, Milk doesn't fare quite as well as a portrait of the man himself…

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By Sean Axmaker (1,564) for Seanax.com (387) on 09 Mar 2017

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By Oleg T (7) on 10 Jun 2016

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