Milk (2008) 7/10

Starring : Sean Penn, James Franco, Josh Brolin, Emile Hirsch
Director : Gus Van Sant
Running Time : 129 mins

Disatisfied with the way gay people are treated in his local community, Harvey Milk (Penn) decides to run for office in an attempt to make the world more equal for not only gays but for minorities and the elderly. Unfortunately his aim to make teh world a better place is seen by some to be a race for power, and he slowly makes some very dangerous enemies.

Although incredibly slow in places, this is a reasonably interesting biopic of the later life of Harvey Milk. Though we already know how the story will end, it is no less powerful a message, and Penn is perfectly cast as the forty something gay rights worker who ends up on the wrong end of jealousy.

You’ll like this if you liked : Bobby