Great movie. More importantly, great message about the FDA

Rating: 9/10 (30 March 2014)

"Dallas Buyers Club" does not fit in my usual tastes of subject matter. I saw it primarily because of Matthew McConaughey, who has evolved from a "caterpillar" to a "butterfly" over the last 15 years. I hated McConaughey in "Contact," tolerated him in "The Wedding Planner" and "Failure to Launch," but loved him in "Reign of Fire," "The Lincoln Lawyer," "The Paperboy," "Killer Joe," "Magic Mike," "Mud" and this movie. Imagine my surprise when I discovered Jared Leto's fine performance AND the GREAT message about the Food and Drug Administration (FDA). The Rockefellers CREATED the FDA as a shill for "Big Pharma". The FDA harasses, threatens or outright outlaws alternative medical treatments, which could save live. The FDA usurped this power; it has NO power to do so and is not even Constitutional. Recently the FDA ordered the REMOVAL of natural Statin from Red Yeast Rice, even though natural Statin is SAFE, unlike the Statin drugs used to lower cholesterol. Independent studies can measure the efficacy and safety of drugs; and alternative medical treatments and natural products can safely replace MOST prescription drugs. A board-certified MD, who practiced alternative medicine three days a week, once told me, "If you had AIDS, I could cure it. However, if I did, I would lose my license and go to jail." THIS is the legacy of the FDA. By the way, during the time period of this movie, the NEW YORK TIMES reported French doctors were CURING AIDS by passing a patient's blood through tubes exposed to ultraviolet light.
I also need to mention the fine performances of both Jennifer Garner and Griffin Dunne, who play sympathetic doctors, one of whom has lost his license over prescribing non-approved treatments. I gave this movie a "9" instead of a "10" because the last quarter tends to drag and the ending feels a bit flat. However, the message is so important, and the performances so fine, I urge every adult to see "The Dallas Buyers Club".