'Milk' blazes the trial for Hollywood GLBT political films.

Rating: 9/10 (11 May 2009)

"Milk" is the rare counter culture Hollywood film which touches your heart with its spot on directing and wonderful award winning performances by Sean Penn, James Franco and Emily Hirsh. Sean Penn won the Best Actor Oscar as the first openly gay elected politician and activist, Harvey Milk. Right before Penn calls out to the academy in his acceptance speech, "You homo-loving sons of guns! " Robert DeNiro said to the Penn, "How did you fool us for so many years by playing straight men?" I bring this up because the smiling Penn is so convincing as the gay leader. 'MILK' conjures up the excitement of the emerging gay activism in the Bay area and the extreme sadness of his untimely death. The viewing of the film benefits with the timely release during last years Proposition 8 battle in California. It will likely become as important of Hollywood film as "Brokeback Mountain" was a few years back.