Matt Bomer is so much more than good-looking... and he is definitely good-looking. But the guy can ACT. Seriously. As for the guy who plays his partner in the movie? Meh. Never got Mark Ruffalo's talent; still don't and for me, it was part of the reason this movie didn't completely grab me. Instead of acting, Ruffalo spent most of the film shouting. I was expecting a movie something like the sad and terrible story and performances displayed in "And the Band Played On", but this film felt a little rushed and stitched together.
The story of the beginning of the AIDS crisis in America is an important story that must be told, and I was interested in learning about how the GMHC got started. But this just didn't do it for me. The Normal Heart felt well- meaning and earnest and some of the performances were excellent but sometimes the film felt slightly soulless and had the look and feel of a group of actors reciting lines -- or shouting them at the top of their lungs.
The story of the beginning of the AIDS crisis in America is an important story that must be told, and I was interested in learning about how the GMHC got started. But this just didn't do it for me. The Normal Heart felt well- meaning and earnest and some of the performances were excellent but sometimes the film felt slightly soulless and had the look and feel of a group of actors reciting lines -- or shouting them at the top of their lungs.