Amazing performances all around

Rating: 9/10 (26 October 2018)

Well ain't that a bummer...! You (Matthew McConaughey) work your ass off - quite literally, in this case - to deliver a career defining performance, only to have every other scene stolen from you by Jared Leto! And not just that - add to that the fact that Leto's performance seems so effortless, so natural, so born-to-play-this-role, one can imagine the experience of being so breezily upstaged would be almost more painful for McConaughey than his gruesome weight loss...!
I'm kidding of course, but it must be said that I was truly, truly impressed with Leto. His Rayon is mesmerising.
In any case, I'm very happy that both men received Oscars for their parts because they so well deserved them.
Also, Jennifer Garner deserves a mention for her gentle, understated performance. Here is not a glamorous Hollywood star, dishing out all she has in order to be noticed. This is a very real, true person - who, even if she didn't exist in real life, deserves to be where she is because it simply makes sense for her to be there.
This is quite a beautiful film, and its story needs to be told. I can only imagine the impact Ron Woodroof must've made in the lives of everyone around him, and so many people after.