"Alright, alright, alright!" Famous words from a little stoner/coming of age/teen movie called "Dazed and Confused." Matthew McConaughey has come a long way in his career. Right here, he steals the show with his cowboy-ish attitude and as a sick ass person with AIDS. Did I mention he lost over 40 pounds for this role? That's an Oscar performance right there (which he'll most likely win). My heart still goes out to Leonardo Di Caprio's performance in Wolf of Wall Street. Anyways, Dallas Buyers Club is a dirty but clever movie that made me want to get up and say, "F the FDA!" It's an okay drama in my book. Nothing special or anything. Well, there's Jared Leto dressed up as a woman. That was pretty cool. He totally transform himself that I didn't even know it was Jared Leto at times. It's based on a true story about a tough bull rider named Woodroof who gets diagnosed with HIV. He is a big homophobic and doesn't accept others and just has a bad attitude. Illegally, he gets treated by this experimental treatment known as AZT from the hospital. His supply runs out and he decides to go to Mexico to find an alternative. There, he finds out by the doctors, that AZT is actually making his illness worse. The doctor in Mexico hooks him up with non toxic pills that will help fight his illness. They work better than AZT. So, now Woodroof starts hooking up the HIV community with these new pills and fights the FDA about it. It was cool to see his character transform from an "asshole" to a more caring and accepting person. It's a movie that has a lot to say about how the government decides which drugs are considered legal and which ain't. If the drug companies pay the FDA a lot of money, their drugs gets approved. For those little companies or drugs made in other countries, tough luck getting the FDA approval. Money talks.
If you're in the mood for a drama, this one is okay to see, especially with those good
performances.
