Fabulous, if a bit predictable

Rating: 10/10 (16 November 2014)

A racist cowboy who lives on the edge receives the awakening of his life during a 'routine' doctor's exam in the mid '80s. During a hospital stay Ron Woodruff, a sex-craved rodeo pro (McConaughey), is truly disgusted by - and ultimately befriends - his roomy, transvestite drug addict Rayon (Leto), all the while being treated medically, emotionally (and irreverently) by Dr. Saks (Garner). What happens during this fantastic emotional roller coaster is a bit predictable, but heart-warming in a tragic sense however is seriously informative along the way. I strongly suggest you watch this with a very close friend, as you will want to digest and/or discuss this movie to great lengths afterward.