Strong performances, thoughtful approach, help lift 'Buyers Club'

Rating: 7/10 (7 April 2014)

'Dallas Buyers Club' could have gone all kinds of wrong. It's the sort of story that just seems to invite heavy-handed storytelling and over the top acting. Thanks to a thoughtful approach by director Jean-Marc Vallée and career defining performances by stars Matthew McConaughey and Jared Leto, it transcends bio-pic clichés and "disease of the week" melodrama to deliver a story that is ultimately about the strength of the human spirit and the importance of taking matters into your own hands.
'Dallas Buyers Club' is not a great film, but it is a very good one, and one worth watching for reasons beyond mere entertainment value. Buy a membership and check it out.