Interesteg What makes it different from others?

Lovesusti The Worst Film Ever

SpuffyWeb Sadly Over-hyped

Livestonth I am only giving this movie a 1 for the great cast, though I can't imagine what any of them were thinking. This movie was horrible

dnmjr The privileged may see this story as a triumph, but for the the poor, minorities and such, it's nearly completely inaccessible. The roles include the powerful, or at least are connected to the powerful. They are upwardly mobile, or they are overachievers. In any case, the gay characters' primary sorrows are medical. Gather a group of white heterosexuals debating vulnerability to, say, any venereal disease and you have an analogue to this movie. While the performances are compelling (with myopic social relevance) they refuse to engage the complexities of those who are excluded because of education, economic, or racial difference.. There is none of the cultural communication awkwardness that freights and slows conversations when classes interact. Would this movie have even been produced before 2020 if the players were African American, Latino, or white underclass? Perhaps, but only at a small-budget independent film level.

sophie-burkholder This movie is criminally underrated. The Normal Heart should not be ignored and is a standout among TV-movies. Featuring a top-tier cast and great writing, this artfully created film follows the story of Ned Weeks, a man at the forefront of AIDS activism in New York, focusing on the struggle to be taken seriously following the sexual revolution.The cast of The Normal Heart are extremely capable and fill out their roles perfectly; the characters come alive on screen and portray their 3-dimensional, flawed nature as well as the challenges of "gay politics". Development of these elements keeps the story progressing at a heart-wrenching pace as illness spreads through an entire generation of gay men in New York.

ical812 it just put America shame -how can you name an airport after that rotten Reagen who did everything in his power to ignore what's happening even his fellow actors dying of this disease shame on you big time! very good movie indeed a must see for the gay community and a warning to the 'young'generation HIV is not dead but spreading more rapidly than ever! Mark Ruffalo is excellent as Julia Roberts the polo riddled doctor who despite all her effort didn't get any support from the government The dark years of the early 80's when the gay community was left to it's on devices to try and save our dying friends and lovers As the white house scene says since they thoughts AIDS is 'only' killing gays nothing was done-and the main thing of the movie which they didn't elaborate further that the US secretly experimented with viruses that kills gays-one day the truth might come out that this is the real cause and not some silly story about the green monkeys

SnoopyStyle It's 1981 and gay men are enjoying their sexual freedom. Only more and more of them are dying. Nobody knows what the cause is. Ned Weeks (Mark Ruffalo) is a writer. Ben (Alfred Molina) is his brother. Dr. Emma Brookner (Julia Roberts) is advocating for gay men to stop having sex. Felix Turner (Matt Bomer) is the NY Times writer who usually does fluff pieces. Bruce Niles (Taylor Kitsch) and Tommy Boatwright (Jim Parsons) are some of the people in the gay community.The first 30 minutes is more thrilling and more compelling than any overblown action. The scenes of people trying to figure out what to do are the best. It's exciting. It's also scary like a horror movie. The romance between Weeks and Turner is the weakest part of the movie. There is a big epidemic and the love story diminishes it. For some reason, I'm reminded of Michael Bay's Pearl Habor. The world is changing and I rather have the movie concentrate on the war, not the romance. I get more from Ned and his brother. I understand where they're going with the romance but it feels more like a waste of time. There are so many great scenes with great acting. Joe Mantello explodes on the screen. Taylor Kitsch retells an incredibly touching story. Julia Roberts overdoes it a little. Overall, there is a lot of great acting in a compelling historical drama.