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Dallas Buyers Club (2013),
Director: Jean-Marc Vallée, rated R for language,
racial slurs, nudity, drug use
Dare to Live
  Starring:
Matthew McConaughey, Jennifer Garner, Jared Leto, Steve Zahn,
Denis O'Hare, Michael O'Neill, Steve Zahn, Dallas Roberts, Griffin Dunne,
Kevin Rankin
DML Rating:
★★★★★★★★☆☆
- great
"Sometimes I feel like
I'm fighting for a life I ain't got time to live." – Ron
Woodruff
Why watch this? The
performances by McConaughey and Leto both won Oscars.
Plot Summary: This
biographical drama tells the true story of Ron Woodroof, a
Texas electrician diagnosed with AIDS in the 1980s. Faced with a
bleak prognosis and limited treatment options, he begins seeking
out alternative therapies and smuggling unapproved drugs into
the United States. Woodroof's journey leads him to establish a
"buyers club" to distribute these treatments to other
individuals with AIDS, challenging the medical establishment and
fighting for the rights of patients.
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Dad's Preview:
This is the film that will hold your attention like few do. This
fact is enhanced by two stellar acting performances. The first
is Jared Leto, as a young transgender woman who is also a drug-addict
and HIV-positive. Just wow. The second performance is my Matthew
McConaughey - he
transforms, both mentally and physically, into a man whose body
is dying. His performance is captivating. You will cringe, cheer, and scream with rage.
Some of you may even find some empathy for those who suffer from
this terrible scourge. That is my hope, anyway. |
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Truth
Entertainment, Voltage Pictures;
Focus Features |
