Good, not excellent

Rating: 6/10 (20 June 2012)

Great cast, except for Diego Luna who I really did not find credible. Sean Penn is quite moving, even though it's always difficult to forget the star he is when he embodies that kind of character. Someone less famous could have been a better choice, even if he is really good. I also liked Josh Brolin, except when he walks in the corridor at the end. I found that his face did not express the right emotion then. But when I saw the interviewed in the DVD bonus, I understood why. He says he was impressed by the fact that the scene really happened there (the movie is filmed in the real city hall). And I think we can see him thinking of that, instead of being the character at that moment. Globally, I liked the movie but expected it to be better. The story, the 1970s, the actors were excellent ingredients but it makes a good movie, nothing exceptional. It is too centered on Harvey Milk's love life, and I would have preferred to be more immersed in the gay hatred atmosphere of the time, in their deep suffering.