Set in the 80's at the onset of HIV/AIDS development as a widespread and largely untreatable disease. Matthew McConaughey plays Ron Woodroof, a real Texan, in all the best and worst senses. He is a hard living, hard partying, rodeo loving, gambling, homophobe. He is also unwilling to die standing still and commits fully to making life better for those with HIV/AIDS. When he is diagnosed and give 30 days to live, he is not satisfied with the treatment options. So he becomes an amatur expert and starts a membership club to provide alternative treatments for those with HIV/AIDS. He battles the FDA, DEA, and local Texans he used to call friends. Along the way, he discovers people, and helps other people discover as well. McConaughey is outstanding again in this film. Be warned, in spite of the fact that Woodroof becomes a better person and is an extremely sympathetic character, this is not a happy film.
4 stars (out of 5)
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