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[ Rating: 9.5 of 10 stars ]
Date Rated: Nov 25, 2008 | Rel. Date: Nov 26, 2008
(Based on an advance preview:) SEAN PENN stars in the new Gus Van Sant film biography of Harvey Milk, America’s first openly gay politician elected in a large city (San Francisco)...
... This biography chronicles the difficulties encountered by Milk and his partner Scott (very well played by JAMES FRANCO) & the other people who enter their world to try to improve or change their lives by exercising political power: eventual political assistant Cleve (effectively handled by EMILE HIRSCH), strategist Anne (ALISON PILL), photographic helper Danny (LUCAS GRABEEL), & antagonist Dan White (another impressive performance by JOSH BROLIN) who ends up causing havoc in the city...
... This is the story of a growing CIVIL RIGHTS struggle, and as Milk can be heard to say at one point, it’s important to give people “HOPE” for their future...
... I agree with Chicago Tribune critic [Michael] Phillips that Penn is likely to get an ACADEMY AWARD nomination for his exceptional work in this smoothly done and STIRRING film.
... This biography chronicles the difficulties encountered by Milk and his partner Scott (very well played by JAMES FRANCO) & the other people who enter their world to try to improve or change their lives by exercising political power: eventual political assistant Cleve (effectively handled by EMILE HIRSCH), strategist Anne (ALISON PILL), photographic helper Danny (LUCAS GRABEEL), & antagonist Dan White (another impressive performance by JOSH BROLIN) who ends up causing havoc in the city...
... This is the story of a growing CIVIL RIGHTS struggle, and as Milk can be heard to say at one point, it’s important to give people “HOPE” for their future...
... I agree with Chicago Tribune critic [Michael] Phillips that Penn is likely to get an ACADEMY AWARD nomination for his exceptional work in this smoothly done and STIRRING film.
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