Dallas Buyers Club (2013) Review: Good Story, Extraordinary Performances!

Based on the true story of Ron Woodroof, a homophobic Electrician and Rodeo Bull Rider, Dallas Buyers Club narrates how the HIV infected people were treated in America during the 1980’s and how one man took the initiative and tried to bring a revolution in the treatment of AIDS virus with the help of his allies, Rayon and Eve.

The realism of the story and characters is the best thing about this movie. The conditions, the things which these characters are going through, the way the people with HIV were treated those days are shown accurately in Dallas Buyers Club. Director, Jean-MarcVallee and the writers Craig Borten and Melisa Wallac crafted a very strong and relevant story.

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This movie is one of the rare examples where the performances outshine the story. Matthew McCoughney and Jared Leto were tremendous! Both of them had to loose almost 40 pounds for their respective roles and that was not even the best thing about those characters, it’s their acting and their dedication to portray their roles to perfection.

Matthew changed his career completely past year with Mud, The Wolf of Wall Street and on top of everything Dallas Buyers Club. This is easily his best by far. Jared Leto plays Rayon, a transvestite who is also facing the same complications as Ron. Leto and McCoughney are toe to toe with each other in terms of their performances. Their transformation into these characters is literally unrecognisable. They certainly deserved all the awards they have won so far and I will not be surprised if they win the Academy Awards too.

One more notable character in this movie is Eve, played by Jennifer Garner. She does great as a supporting actor and is not overshadowed by the presence of Matthew and Jared on screen. The feel of this movie is kind off dirty and dark which just perfectly reflects the situation in which the people suffering from HIV were during the 1980’s. The dialogues are very cleverly written and its impact is enhanced by the perfect delivery of those brilliantly written dialogues by the actors.

Dallas Buyers Club is a brilliant movie and certainly among the top movies of 2013. Its real and its knowledgeable. I highly recommend this movie if you are looking for a good story and some genuine performances as its backbone. Watch ‘Dallas Buyers Club’ on Netflix here.

Rating – 4/5 | Grade – A

Written by Chinmay Chawade