Dallas Buyers Club, 2013. A redneck with AIDS fights the FDA.
Directed by Jean-Marc Vallée. Written by Craig Borten & Melisa Wallack. Starring Matthew McConaughey.
Concept: D
Story: C
Characters: They're such caricatures, I could see this same script being filmed as a comedy. C
Dialog: C
Pacing: B
Cinematography: C
Special effects/design: B
Acting: A
Music: B
Enjoyment: I'm never a fan of the true-story-of-triumph-over-adversity genre; it would almost always be better to make these stories as documentaries. McConaughey's performance is great enough to make this one work, though. B
GPA: 2.5/4
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