Review of Milk? (2012) by Dangerous D — 11 Jul 2012

The inspirational true story about an incredibly courageous man. Sean Penn earned that best actor Oscar.

This review of Milk? (2012) was written by Dangerous D on 11 Jul 2012.

Milk? has generally received positive reviews.

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A true,real,passionate,eye-opening movie about a real hero that I was ignoring his existence.A great script,a very good plot and a very delicate…

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By Caleb L (318) on 02 Jan 2015

Phenomenal movie, very inspiring. It sure is a tear jerker, but this movie will be a classic in about ten to twenty years…

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By David S (4,459) on 11 Apr 2015

Milk is a very well acted film about real issues that many people have had to live with through history to today…

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By Thomas K (624) on 06 Jul 2016

Penn is magnificent and, while I liked it a lot it still kept me wanting more. That's not such an awful thing, I guess…

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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 Johnny W (215) on 09 Aug 2016

I think Sean Penn is our generation's greatest actor, and worst political actor…

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By Mandela W (82) on 18 Jul 2016

Felt more like a documentary than a movie, even if it was acted well…

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By Arth J (756) on 28 Feb 2018

No, but god knows we keep trying…

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By Jeannine O (47) on 28 Jan 2015

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By Yash B (980) on 09 Mar 2016

Following in the footsteps of such great film biopics as Gandhi (1982), Malcolm X (1992) and Michael Collins (an underrated gem from 1993),…

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