There are quite a few actors
whose mere presence in a movie raises the standard of the same and soars the
expectations a couple of notches. Matthew McConaughey is definitely one of them
– I mean he is one of those guys that one can just not watch him in a movie and
not love – simply outstanding is the way he walks, talks, moves and his
trademark swagger is something to be seen again and again to love him more. In this
particular movie which is straight out of a real life story – he has gone the “Chiristian
Bale” (Another superbly adorable guy) and lost 23 Kgs to get into the skin of
the character and so much so that initial 5 minutes into the movie – I simply couldn’t
believe my eyes that it was indeed McConaughey that I was watching on screen
and not Bale. The film is based on the true-life tale of Ron Woodroof, an AIDS
patient who began smuggling unapproved pharmaceutical drugs into Texas when he
found them effective at improving his symptoms. Who was initially given only 30
days to life goes on to live more then 6 years with his own smuggled drugs and
he indeed saved so many lives or should I say prolonged death for those guys,
how he does all that in style is the movie all about, he indeed made FDA change
the laws. He is aptly supported by superb Jennifer Garner and equally brilliant
Jared Leto. It was totally mindblowing to see him in various avatars moving
country to country doing his own research on the illness looking for a solution.
I will not be surprised if he picks up the Best Actor award this season at the
Academy but I will be rooting for Leonardo DiCaprio for “The Wolf of Wall Street”
– it’s going to be tough for the jury to decide. I will definitely give it a
good 4/5 with a must watch recommendation to all, I totally love Biographies
and this is one heck of a movie anyways.
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