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Milk

Sean Penn, Emile Hirsch, Josh Brolin, Diego Luna, James Franco

The story of Harvey Milk, and his struggles as an American gay activist who fought for gay rights and became California's first openly gay elected official.

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  • Galeocerdo
    December 13, 2009
    Galeocerdo
    "Transporting, wrenching, inspirational," here is a film to which all the hyperbole may truly apply. What raises Gus Van Sant's brilliant film above other biopics and docudramas is its scope, and the way it brings sincerity and humanity to what could have easily been a contrived ...( read more)political statement or an exploitive gimmick. It is not only a startlingly convincing portrait of the real human being within the American hero, or a well-composed chronology of his career, but it is also a beautiful ode to the millions who needed him and stood - still stand - beside him in the fight for justice. Gus Van Sant's sensitive direction, Sean Penn's uncanny performance, and Dustin Lance Black's authentic screenplay make this one of the most moving and inspiring films in years; a distinctly American story of ordinary people changing the world.
  • mjgildea
    November 12, 2009
    mjgildea
    Milk is a well-acted and well-directed movie about about the first openly gay American politician. The first hour leading up to Harvey Milk's election as district supervisor wasn't bad, but the last hour that dealt mostly with combating a proposition that would take squash gay ci...( read more)vil rights and essentially the movement itself just seemed generally typical and kind of inspired me to clean my house a little bit out of anxiousness and some low-grade boredom. Like I said, the acting was superb and Gus Van Sant's direction was great (and actually reminiscent at times of his earlier works like Drugstore Cowboy and My Own Private Idaho) but when the whole thing was put together it just didn't strike me as anything to truly freak out over.
  • clooneyfan
    October 31, 2009
    clooneyfan
    I must be old fashioned but I thought Milk was awfully promiscious.
  • Chiefilms
    October 30, 2009
    Chiefilms
    This was a good film biopic about gay rights activist/politician Harvey Milk. Gus Van Sant was the perfect director for the film not just because he's gay but also because the mood and style of the picture suits him well. The acting was great and the script was great. An hones...( read more)t film that doesn't try to hide anything for the audience's pleasure or comfort, which is why it is a strong film. Sean Penn getting an Oscar for this may have been a little over the top, but it's an Oscar caliber performance. It's an important film and story in many ways. Someone could say "this film is so gay" and that would be a compliment for Milk. It's real gay.
  • franktowers
    October 25, 2009
    franktowers
    it was good
  • BJPan
    December 17, 2009
    BJPan
    Penn's performance is gr8..!!
  • lupaup
    December 13, 2009
    lupaup
    Bem mais outro filme sobre homossexualismo. Mas fujindo um pouco dos clichês mostra mais a vida de um ativista do que relações homossexuais.

    Amadurecer a visão sobre isso é importante
  • OoHSoAmaZiNg
    December 8, 2009
    OoHSoAmaZiNg
    Sean penn is BRILLIANT in this movie! The movie it self was brilliant!! The best performance of his life TO ME!
  • rpederson1
    December 7, 2009
    rpederson1
    Solid. Extremely well acted.
  • LisaMJ
    December 2, 2009
    LisaMJ
    Great movie, but a tragic ending though. Sean Penn did a very good job in this role. Definitely one of the better Gus Van Sant movies.
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