Call number
DVD-DRAMA 357
Collection
Publication
Universal Studios Home Entertainment (2014)
Description
Texas cowboy Ron Woodroof's free-wheeling life was overturned in 1985 when he was diagnosed as HIV-positive. Shunned and ostracized by many old friends and bereft of government-approved medicines, he decided to take matters in his own hands, tracking down alternative treatments from all over the world by means both legal and illegal. Bypassing the establishment, he joined forces with an unlikely band of renegades and outcasts and established a hugely successful "buyers' club."
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A redneck with AIDS fights the FDA.
I'm never a fan of the true-story-of-triumph-over-adversity genre; it would almost always be better to make these stories as documentaries. McConaughey's performance is great enough to make this one work, though.
Concept: D
Story: C
Characters: C
Dialog: C
Pacing:
Cinematography: C
Special effects/design: B
Acting: A
Music: B
Enjoyment: B
GPA: 2.5/4
I'm never a fan of the true-story-of-triumph-over-adversity genre; it would almost always be better to make these stories as documentaries. McConaughey's performance is great enough to make this one work, though.
Concept: D
Story: C
Characters: C
Dialog: C
Pacing:
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BCinematography: C
Special effects/design: B
Acting: A
Music: B
Enjoyment: B
GPA: 2.5/4
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Awards
GLAAD Media Award (Nominee — 2014)
UPC
025192211430