McConaughey shines in superb human drama

Rating: 9/10 (7 September 2014)

(90%) McConaughey really is shaping up to be one of the best actors working in Hollywood today. Here he's better than faultless, and with the sublime Jared Leto adding support then it's easy to see why this struck a cord with so many film goers. The best thing here though is the fact this is a full-length depiction of people essentially slowly dying with completely believable death likened weight loss, and yet overall it's not a complete misery endurance, in fact it's a very uplifting movie about people, against all odds, fighting just to live that won't take no for an answer. This is a great movie, with great performances, with an important human story to tell.