Excellent and powerful biopic

Rating: 9/10 (29 December 2008)

We came to this knowing little about the man, the politics, or the circumstances but by the end we were impressed.
Compared to most biopics this has chops - particularly Penn's performance is not his usual tirade but far deeper and more developed - the rest of the cast are excellent and there is top-notch performances from all.
We liked Milk most of all as it is a passionate and lively film. It has a sense of a story worth telling and is told well. My only gripe was that it was slightly less complex that we would have wished - everything is too linear and simplistic - but it is a minor gripe - we were certainly gripped and entertained the whole two hours.
Overall, an excellent and powerful biopic and one that deserves a wide audience.