Dallas Buyers Club (2013)

Plot so thin, it passes unnoticed.

A waste of 90 minutes of my life

Too much about the plot just didn't add up, the writing was bad, some of the scenes were cringey and awkward,

The film's masterful storytelling did its job. The message was clear. No need to overdo.

In 1985 Redneck rodeo hand, Ron Woodroof (Matthew McConaughey) contracts HIV and is given 30 days to live. Ron takes matters into his own hands and researches treatments. He travels to Mexico and meets a disbarred doctor who helps him obtain a treatment that fights off the disease better than anything approved by the FDA. He cannot legally sell the drug in the US, so with the aid of Rayon (Jared Leto in drag) forms a buyers club to skirt the law.The film touches on the relationship between pharmaceutical companies and the FDA that fought against Ron's attempt to help people as clearly the law was designed to support them. The acting was top notch. For those who like true life the one man against the system might also like" Extraordinary Measures."Parental Guide: F-bomb, sex, nudity

McConaughey has always been an amazing actor, and this 2013 bio thriller Dallas Buyers Club marks his career-best performances, even one of the best among all the Oscar winners. He just reminds me of Day-Lewis' acting in There Will Be Blood. The direction of this film is somehow awkward. The first forty minutes is kind of loose and off-topic, and just leads to nowhere. However, after the first forty minutes, the real tension begins. Both the struggle between the life and death, and the conflict between Woodroof and FDA, hold the attention of the audiences towards the end. This film is set in the 1980s but still resonates today. The medical systems in the United States has been problematic for a very long time, in the sense that the capitalists can easily maneuver the FDA to sell their drugs and to ban other competing drugs.

Once it gets going, it's really great. Matthew McConaughey makes a transformation that rivals the levels of Christian Bale, and Jared Leto steals it when he shows up. Check it out before the Oscars! The fireworks caused by pitting never-say-die Texas bravado against heartlessness is a powerful mix, and the film manages to be an inspiring tale amidst all this sadness.

Matthew McConaughey is best known for staring in God-awful romantic comedies that no one likes. In "Dallas Buyers Club," he makes damn well sure that we know he's a serious actor, and he succeeds in doing so. In one of the most unforgettable and moving performances in recent film history, McConaughey leads this powerful film as real-life aids petite Ron Woodroof, a poor electrician who lives a crazy Texas cowboy lifestyle. After diagnosed with the deadly disease, he challenges the status-quo of the FDA, smuggling in life-saving drugs from around the world and forming his ppm sup[port group/medical organization. Perhaps what makes this performance so stunning isn't just the dramatic weight-loss required by the actor, but how his character isn't someone who you see in movies that much. A drunken electrician from Texas with Aids doesn't sell that often to studio executives, and it's refreshing to see a tale work so well with such an interesting lead character. Jared Leto is also terrific as a fellow Aids patient working with Woodroof. This film not only challenges corruption and examines the obstacles of Aids, but portrays a deeply moving story about a real-life person whose story deserves to be told.