I knew very little about the director Jean-Marc Vallee, except that he did The Young Victoria which I found it to be a solid period drama.
The main reason for this film to be mixing with the other best film nominees is mainly thanks to the help of the performances of Matthew McConaughey and Jared Leto.
I would be more than happy if they win Best Lead Actor and Supporting Actor at the Oscars on March 2nd, because their transformation really makes you feel that these are real people rather than people acting.
It is an absolute joy to see Matthew McConaughey completely turn his career around. After a promising start, to year after year of mindless rom-coms. Now we have the amazing performances in Magic Mike, Killer Joe, Mud and now Dallas Buyers Club.
We also see a new side of Jared Leto, where like McConaughey he had to make a lot of changes to his body to make this character come to life.
I think the rewards will pay off with a few Oscar wins as that is what this film will be best known for.
The only minor role that shines is Jennifer Garner who does what you would expect. It keeps the right feel of the film and does not lose touch with the environment and emotions around her character.
As for the story, it is one that easy to like and easy to relate to. I felt it to be gritty, raw, quite heavy viewing at times but it is worth it to present this incredible true story.
Some people have compared it to Philadelphia which is clear to see, but director Vallee gives it his own touch to make it a stand-out.
In the end, I really enjoyed it. It is definitely one of those films you would see feature in the major awards. But its best chance of winning awards will be with McConaughey and Leto as they just produce terrific roles that shows McConaughey continuing to show what he was born to do and Leto shows us a new side to his acting arsenal.
I can see possibly sneaking into my top 10 films of 2013.
Rating: 8/10
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