Dallas Buyers Club - 08/02/14
Clare had been looking forward to this one as she was impressed with the trailer and also a big fan of Matthew McConaughey's pecks.
Ronald Woodroof, a sex, drugs, drink and rodeo addict is diagnosed with HIV to which he is given 30 days left to live. After finding that an experimental drug (AZT) he is stealing from the hospital, which is the only "cure" for HIV in America at the time passed by the FDA. When he finds out that this experimental drug is actually worsening the condition he seeks alternative solutions from Mexico and a discredited doctor.
Smuggling the protein based drugs and alternatives into America and offering a membership for free drug prescriptions, he creates "The Dallas Buyers Club" with the help of another HIV sufferer, Rayon (Jared Letto).
Both McConaughey and Letto lost so much weight for this role and looked completely haggered and drawn, and put their heart and soul into the performance. As interesting as most parts are, there seemed some very slow and dull parts that changed the impact of the film.
Letto's performance was excellent and Jeniffer Garner was as "good" as she normally is.
DBC was ok to watch, but not one I would revisit, there are definitely better out there.
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