Review of Milk (2008) by Kurt J — 14 Dec 2010

A beautiful film about a poignant movement.

This review of Milk (2008) was written by Kurt J on 14 Dec 2010.

Milk has generally received very positive reviews.

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By Roger Ebert (5,190) for Chicago Sun-Times (7,580) on 16 Apr 2016

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By Ryan C (2,517) on 19 Feb 2016

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It's a testament to Van Sant's way with actors that the performances are better than the lines and that the film tugs undeniably at the heart…

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By Anton R (46) on 15 Mar 2018

Historically skewed as fuck. Solid movie otherwise with good performances (mostly Penn and Brolin), and seems to represent Harvey well…

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By Scott M (2,584) on 19 Oct 2016

I cried for a full minute during the credits. I just cannot believe how people in our species are such complete and utter inhuman pieces of shit…

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By Mark P (1,180) on 16 Apr 2017

True story about Harvey milk, a politician who changed the laws for gay rights. Great performance from Sean Penn who won best actor…

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

Penn's performance is inspiring, a transformation that finds the heart and soul of a historical figure and sends blood pumping through a man…

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By Hrant B (546) on 29 Aug 2016

Milk is based on a true story about the first openly gay politician to win a political race in the US government…

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Milk feels like an important picture, but not in a way that makes it tedious to watch. There's no pretentious sheen to the proceedings…

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By Oleg T (7) on 10 Jun 2016

This is such an amazing movie and even a better true story…

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