Very Good

Rating: 8/10 (27 December 2008)

Life and times of Harvey Milk.
Very good representation of of the man and his causes. Sean Penn is wonderful as Milk the first openly gay supervisor in San Francisco. Josh Brolin is equally good as Dan White the man who would kill Milk and Mayor Moscone.
The first hour is near perfect as we watch Milk become politicized and run for office. The second hour is very good but a bit messy as we watch Milk deal with an unstable lover, gain more power and clash not only with Senator Briggs who was violently anti-gay but also with Dan White another supervisor. Aside from having too much on its plate, the second hour suffers because White remains a large cypher despite having a good amount of screen time. Perhaps White's weirdness and distance was the way he was, but at the same time his character, despite Brolin's Oscar worthy performance is a black hole of sorts.
Flaws included this is a really good movie. A stunning tribute to a man and his life. You will be touched and you will be moved. I was.
You do want to see this movie.
A strong number somewhere between 7 and 8.