Buying a new life

Rating: 7/10 (8 July 2014)

A Texan straight male discovers to have HIV in his organism in the eighties, a decade in which the virus infected almost only the homosexual population. So, considering also that the disease was highly mortal in such period, I can understand the psychological problem that Woodroof gets into. However, even thought the main character begins the movie as an extreme homophobic and chauvinist, things get better when he starts dealing with the transsexual portrayed by Jared Leto. The film shows an interesting ambient in which people were desperate to get any attention from the government, which didn't seem to feel interest for anything else than money. The script is original for the most of the time, albeit sometimes remembering me of 1993's "And The Band Played On". Photography and overall directing are beautiful and quick, making the story flows. But, what really makes this movie good, is the exceptional performance of Matthew McConaughey, Jennifer Garner and Jared Leto, who prove all their talent while portraying such controversial characters. I'm not of those that state "Dallas Buyers Club" is the best movie made in the last years, but it is surely very memorable and another mark for the genre. It could've still been better if there were more impacting scenes, but it never fails on being a sincere drama focused in past decades.