Pie Hit You In The Face Rights Advocates

Rating: 6/10 (9 October 2009)

While the idea behind this film is a biographical story of Harvey Milk, to me it comes off as more of a story about the fight for human rights, a fight we are still in pursuit of. The acting & directing of the film are good. The story is a bit shallow though historic.
What the viewer is robbed of here is a more in depth script which would allow Sean Penn to bring Harvey Milk more alive. Instead we are left looking for more than we get in this movie. The story while compelling is kind of left to carry the film alone, with the cast being left little script to work with.
The use of documentary film throughout the film is nice, but oh how I wanted viewing it would like to see more life out of the cast. This is a case of a movie with the potential to hit it out of the park but leaves the runners on base instead. There is a strong message about human rights here, but when you compare it to the sci-fi picture District 9, the sci-fi movie leaves this one in the dust.
The sad thing is that even after all these fights for rights we have had in the United States, it appears that because of advanced science and the Internet, we will soon be losing those rights. At least here, you get the feeling there is hope for those rights to become free rights for everyone.