Chameleon

Rating: 8/10 (24 July 2009)

I have to admit, that I wasn't aware of the real Harvey Milk, that this movie is based on. All I knew, when I watched it (before it got it's pre-Oscar nominations) was that Sean Penn was playing the lead role. I didn't even know about the great supporting cast (if you look at the names here, it's a who's who of young and upcoming great actors all gathered here).
Sean Penn is again mesmerizing and he can really make you forget all about Sean Penn, you see the character he's playing. We're talking about one of the best actors having graced the cinema screen, but even he might not be enough for some. I'm talking about the subject of the movie of course. I won't say anything about it, but let's just say, that he's portraying a person who has a pretty difficult stand in society. And the movie, although it portrays things that lie way in the past, came out at a time, when a similar problem (law) came up ... It's essential viewing, despite what believes you might have ...