This is the first blog post in my new series: Movie Review Monday!!
James and I LOVE to watch movies together. We mainly watch these movies at home because we live 20-30 minutes away from the nearest theater, and it is cheaper (and more comfy) to watch at home!
For our three month anniversary, I bought James 2 DVDs: We're the Millers and Dallas Buyers Club.
Last night we watched Dallas Buyers Club. It is an Academy Award winning movie, winning the Oscar for Best Actor (Matthew McConaughey) and Best Supporting Actor (Jared Leto). I haven't typically liked the movies nominated for Oscars, but I had heard that this movie was the one to watch out of all the nominees. And I COMPLETELY agree...I HIGHLY recommend this movie!
Matthew McConaughey plays a Dallas man, Ron, who is diagnosed with HIV in the 1980's and is given 30 days to live. After first rejecting this diagnosis, as it was still considered a "gay mans disease", he finds himself trying to do anything to stay alive. During this timeframe, the FDA is performing clinical trials on the new drug "AZT". Ron initially tries everything in his power to get AZT and is successful in obtaining it from an orderly. When he can no longer get AZT, he finds himself in a hospital in Mexico. The doctor there gives him vitamins and other supplements to take across the border to start the "Dallas Buyers Club", where patients pay membership dues monthly, and are able to get medication that is not approved in the US.
Along the way, Ron befriends a transgendered male, "Rayon" (played by Jared Leto) who eventually becomes his business partner. This friendship is surprising, since Ron was initially extremely homophobic.
The movie is rated-R, there are some pretty graphic scenes and language (I think I heard the F-bomb 75 times). But, if you can get passed this, it is a movie worth seeing. It really opened my eyes to HIV and AIDs in the 80's, as well as drug manufacturers and the FDA's roll in finding a treatment. Working in the pharmaceutical business myself, I found it incredibly interesting.
So for my first movie review, I give Dallas Buyers Club - 2 Thumbs Up!
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