I PREFER TO DIE WITH MY BOOTS ON

Rating: 10/10 (29 July 2018)

In 1985 Redneck rodeo hand, Ron Woodroof (Matthew McConaughey) contracts HIV and is given 30 days to live. Ron takes matters into his own hands and researches treatments. He travels to Mexico and meets a disbarred doctor who helps him obtain a treatment that fights off the disease better than anything approved by the FDA. He cannot legally sell the drug in the US, so with the aid of Rayon (Jared Leto in drag) forms a buyers club to skirt the law.
The film touches on the relationship between pharmaceutical companies and the FDA that fought against Ron's attempt to help people as clearly the law was designed to support them. The acting was top notch. For those who like true life the one man against the system might also like" Extraordinary Measures."
Parental Guide: F-bomb, sex, nudity