To sum up the plot, when Ron
Woodroof who is a freewheeling cowboy from Texas get the worst massage from the
doctors that he is infected with HIV and has 30 days to live the world stops
for a minute. The year is 1985 where the world waking up to AIDS and knew very
less about it makes things more difficult. But just as he always did he finds
stamina to keep going and look for extreme methods to keep alive. While the US
approved medicine system provides less hope he turns in to unapproved
alternative medicine. For this he cross borders and becomes a usual suspect in
the justice system. Ultimately he establishes a large group with equal minds
and challenges the system.
The most mind blowing part of this
movie is Matthew McConaughey. Keeping aside his striking thin looks he gives a
life time performance which indeed is will be remembered by anyone who watches
this. And he clearly has a shot at the Oscars this year and we are yet to find
out. And Jared Leto gives in another fantastic performance which sets Dallas
Buyers Club on a new scale of acting. Being a movie with such complex
characters this indeed is a supreme effort by many.
While this being a movie that
speaks of a sensitive subject and portrayed very powerfully by a set of
talented actors, I find it difficult to place it among the category of greatest
movies. For a good deal of the time I felt like I’m watching a documentary. And
‘maybe’ Milk was powerful than this being another true story and carrying
equally top class performances. But this is definitely one of the best movies
of 2013 and no one can challenge that.
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