Not for str8 people

Rating: 6/10 (29 September 2013)

This movie could be interesting only to two types of people: gay men and fans of Matt Damon and Michael Douglas. Despite the fact that Liberace had an extraordinary life, it seems that it still is not extraordinary enough to be filmed. Steven Soderbergh didn't think so for sure. However, I had reasonable amount of fun during the movie thanks to a couple of gay jokes, and because I could compare my experience and lives of my gay friends with a few moments in the movie. But if I were straight, I probably would stop watching it after 20 minutes. The whole plot is about an old and very successful gay man from showbiz who rents a company of young and not so smart guy who is keen for wealth and luxuries. They had a six-years long relationship followed by problems which are quite ordinary for any gay couple (at some points for straight couples as well). Everything is presented superficial, and the director certainly has failed in intention to show deeper emotions and complexity which that kind of relationship just had to posses. Normally, I would rank this sort of movie with four or five stars, but because of magnificent performance of the two leading actors - Matt Damon and Michael Douglas - I rated it with six stars. Their acting was so superb that I, after only a few first minutes, completely forgot who they actually are, and I continued to watch them as truly gay people who might be a real couple. This aspect of the movie is the only thing that is worth watching.