Review of Milk? (2012) by Paulita C — 10 Aug 2011
Van Sant as always when he works in mainstream/independent film makes films that are beyond the standard film.With Good Will Hunting he made a coming of age film that many of Gen X and Y consider an essential film.
Milk in time will be a film that will stand against the great bio films, but it is however an over hyped film.Its release during Prop 8 made it not just a film but a statement by Hollywood and the elitists to make a stand.
The script unlike Good Will Hunting is not that amazing and honestly every Sean Penn performance over the last 20 years is worthy of an Oscar nomination but Penn did not deserve the Oscar for Best Actor.
Dustin Lance Black for the most part won his Oscar for political reasons the same reason Guess Who's Coming to Dinner won best film and script in 1967.However Van Sant should be praised for the visual style of this film (cutting from actual footage of San Francisco in the 70's to shooting on 16mm and 35mm) and the eclectic soundtrack.
This review of Milk? (2012) was written by Paulita C on 10 Aug 2011.
Milk? has generally received positive reviews.
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