Perhaps the finest cinematic biography...

Rating: 10/10 (12 April 2009)

Milk {dir. Gus Van Sant} (****/****)
I cannot organize my thought into a concise form to fully express how moving this movie is. Suffice to say it ranks with Million Dollar Baby and Lost in Translation as one of the most moving films of the decade. Really just a revelation. Masterful direction, strong writing combine with perhaps the best work of Sean Penn's career. However, the film is far from a one man show, containing fine performances from James Franco, Josh Brolin, Emile Hirsch, and especially Alison Pill as Milk's campaign manager. Transcends mere biopic-ery. More than the "gay politician" film, but a chronicle of a movement.