A Bland Biopic

Rating: 6/10 (2 February 2009)

A perfect candidate for 8 Oscars: a gay activist and politician shot by a baddie (a closeted gay?) for his activities on behalf of fellow fays and all minorities, all based on true history. This hot subject was liofilized by Gus Van Sant in a very, very PC movie in which Milk is depicted in a hagiographic manner, a man almost without defects, and his political struggle in a continuously almost festive halo. This lack of light and shade seems to me to detract from the final result. After reading some critics, I've found Sean Penn's acting less mannered than expected, but sometimes overdone to the brink of barnstorming, even if it's true that some mannerism probably are of the real Milk.