Another mediocre biopic

Rating: 4/10 (30 September 2013)

A true story doesn't always equal success and this umpteenth biopic that is Behind The Candelabra proves it once again.
If you put aside the extravagant aspect of Liberace and the huge age difference between him and Scott who was only 17 (!) when they met — an important detail that almost goes unnoticed —, what remains is an almost banal love story, with its ups and downs, struggling to convince. The viewer ends up enduring laborious scenes, sometimes very linear, often little constructive, and of more than debatable interest.
One could also question the veracity and partiality of the story given that the script is based on the memoirs of Scott Thorson.
Anyway, Steven Soderbergh can be thankful to the cast in general and Michael Douglas in particular for their very good performances, because if it wasn't for them, the movie would be a flop.