ChanBot i must have seen a different film!!

Baseshment I like movies that are aware of what they are selling... without [any] greater aspirations than to make people laugh and that's it.

Allison Davies The film never slows down or bores, plunging from one harrowing sequence to the next.

Philippa All of these films share one commonality, that being a kind of emotional center that humanizes a cast of monsters.

George Taylor Decent movie about a guy who, on discovering he's got AIDS, and that the government has way too many legal hurdles, cuts out the middle man and starts helping others with drugs that people can't get due to government interference.

ahoolm Amazingly well played by Matthew McConaughey and Jared Leto. Loved every moment of it.

Irishchatter I really thought Matthew McConaughey, Jared Leto and Jennifer Garner were very good at their performances in this film documentary. I have never seen McConaughey look super thin, even though he is normally a thin man in real life. This movie does show how AIDS and HIV were treated so poorly in the 80s and early 90s. I was so sad when Jared Leto's character died of the disease. He reminds me so much of the guy who died of aids from the musical "Rent". I nearly was in tears seriously, it was so emotional. After the ending of the movie, it does make you think and really, we should look after those in need of help while having HIV or aids!

Kyle Perez Dallas Buyers Club (2013) is a great film for so many reasons but what will win your heart over is the level of authenticity and honesty shown in the various character portrayals. McConaughey and Leto are simply spellbinding in their roles - both completely immerse themselves into both the physical and psychological state of their characters and show just what commitment to a role should look like. Together, they bring a sense of realism that elevates this biopic to first-rate material. The way both themselves, as well as their relationship with one another, evolves is a sight to be seen and done plausibly so. The on-screen text is a wise technique that makes us feel the passage of time and so we can understand how McConaughey's Woodroof has transformed from the sleazy, impudent person he was to the compassionate, altruistic individual he becomes. The movie is marvellously executed with its great writing, compelling themes and beautiful cinematography that captures the run-down, gloomy feel of the Dallas neighbourhood. It feels almost as a place of regret, where people's dreams have died in its shadowy abyss. The town's sense of lifelessness contrasts the sheer determination and vitality of Woodroof, a hero who defied all odds and whose relentless effort to merely cure himself developed into an inspiring story that showed the effect one man's resilience can have on others.