McConaughey & Leto

Rating: 9/10 (19 February 2014)

This is a must see film. You can argue about the accuracy of some of the details if you are very familiar with the AIDS epidemic and drug therapy, like I am, but don't. Forget about any such deficiencies you may see and marvel at the simply astonishing performance of Matthew McConaughey. The physical transformation he underwent to play the role is mind blowing, on the level of DeNiro in Raging Bull and then some. And his immersion in the character is even more incredible. Absolutely the best performance of the year. He has some serious competition for the Best Actor Oscar, to be sure, but I hope he wins it. This kind of total performance deserves high praise and recognition. And, the same should be said of Jared Leto without any reservation. That's all you need to know. If you get more out of this film, then that's gravy. Minor deduction made in my rating for some of the literary license taken with reality. The core of the storyline is unfortunately quite real.