The Gist: In the early years of AIDS, when the disease was still viewed as the curse of gay men, a straight, tough man is diagnosed and given only a few months to live. Refusing to accept this fate, he’ll do all it takes to stay alive, finding an unlikely ally in the gay community.
Matthew McConaughey and Jared Leto both won the Oscar for their performances, on top of many other awards and accolades. They both deserved it all, given the amazing work on display here.
The Bottom Line: Dallas Buyers Club is a very powerful movie that underlines how an already ostracized gay community was virtually forgotten by the authorities and taken advantage by big pharma when it came to facing an epidemic that seemed to only affect that segment of society. Watch it.
Grade: 8
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