Broken Candelabra

Rating: 9/10 (27 October 2013)

Or just plain "Liberace" as it is called in Germany. I wasn't aware of much of his life as it is, but one things is obvious from the moment he steps on screen. And by "he" I mean Michael Douglas as Liberace: He is into men! And Michael Douglas who is famous for being overly sexual with women playing that role is a big risk. Or one could think it is. But watching this, you could say this was a master plan.
Matt Damon is of course the character we as viewers should feel attached to. And it makes sense (if you are not too homophobic), his actions and what he is doing in the movie. There are not too many erotic scenes in the movie, which the movie does need anyway and might help it with a straight audience too. Acting wise this is great, although I heard this was meant to be a TV production, it did play in theaters in the UK and Germany.
Rob Lowe is back too and he has a phenomenal performance even though he is just a bit player. If you are not afraid of the story/content, you should be able to watch a very entertaining drama played out. How close it is to the truth? Again, I can't comment on that, I can only say that it was a thrill to watch