This Candelabra Glows ***

Rating: 8/10 (9 June 2013)

While not meaning to occur, I believe that Michael Douglas's performance, especially at the beginning of the movie was one of the best comical performances that I have ever witnessed in film. Douglas had the intonation down perfectly on Liberace, the title character he played in this interesting biographical look at the great pianist.
Douglas was ably assisted by Matt Damon, who turned in a masterful performance as Douglas's lover. The two of them really go at it in this film. Of course, the relationship cooled off significantly as the Damon's character goes down rather quickly.
The film certainly showed Liberace for what he was- a nasty, vicious individual. Surprisingly, we heard so little about his brother, George, in the film. On television, Lee was always referring to his brother George.