Review of Philadelphia (1993) by James M — 02 Dec 2009
Hollywood's first mainstream film about AIDS is moving, powerful and touching, well acted by Hanks and Washington as two lawyers fighting to overcome the system of prejudice and fear of the fatal illness.
The courtroom scenes are very well written, with Denzel Washington getting some great ammo with the one-liners. Although Tom Hanks is very good, cast in a dramatic role during a time when he was known only for comedy performances, the awarding of a Best Actor Oscar should have gone to either Liam Neeson for Schindler's List or Daniel Day-Lewis for In The Name Of The Father.
Nevertheless, Philadelphia is an important film to educate those ignorant to people with homophobic prejudice or little knowledge of HIV and AIDS-related illnesses.
This review of Philadelphia (1993) was written by James M on 02 Dec 2009.
Philadelphia has generally received very positive reviews.
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