SoftInloveRox Horrible, fascist and poorly acted

Phonearl Good start, but then it gets ruined

Matialth Good concept, poorly executed.

Lidia Draper Great example of an old-fashioned, pure-at-heart escapist event movie that doesn't pretend to be anything that it's not and has boat loads of fun being its own ludicrous self.

jasonwatton The cast and crew no doubt, found this a difficult movie to make. Being barely a teenager in the early - mid 80's, this movie pushed a lot of buttons for me. The tragedy, the fear, the advertisements on TV, the statistics and newspapers kept me firmly in the closet and firmly and completely non sexual. I understand the sexual scenes were required and the promiscuity were factual and needed to be shown, I did find it an extremely confronting movie but, I couldn't recommend it to anyone more. It's one of the must see movies of the 21st century.

bandara_jaya When I started watching I assumed this movies is just gonna be a regular Gay movie. Still I watched thinking at last I will get something for my time I am spending. The script was written amazingly and the acting of all the actors. Specially I never expected such damn best act from Matt Bomer. That was great and would have been awarded. This is very hypocritical, in our society where I am from is still a Gay relationships are unaccounted. Though the world is far move forward with Technology, science and Healthcare, they still not willing to understand being gay is not an abnormality or disease. They have still not recognised as a government the Gay sexuality is a natural process and they should receive equal rights. Unfortunately, this makes people more unaware that having unsafe sex can course for a illness or viral disease. When people weren't accepted by the society, they are willing to satisfy their sexual requirements hidden where very unsafe. This course more dangerous than accepting Gays are normal. If all the Gays can live a normal life, they will find a permanent life partner who will not sleep around. This movie is one of the great movies I watched so far which explains importance of understanding the different cultures and accepting people with equal rights. Thanks to the producers, directors and all the actors who gifted us such brave movie to watch.

Desertman84 The Normal Heart is another important film about the AIDS epidemic back in the 1980's just like And The Band Played On.The story provides the drama of the events that transpired during the onset of the HIV virus and AIDS disease particularly in New York City.It takes a look at the nation's sexual politics wherein LGBT community aren't respected and the actions taken by the gay activists in exposing the truth behind the disease which at that time was classified as simply gay-related and the non-action taken by the government as well as the nation's attitude of denial towards it.This is an excellent film as the viewer takes a look on what really happened during that time in history.Also,we get to see the romance between gay couple Ned Weeks and Felix Turner and how the former fought for the truth regarding AIDS and how the latter journeyed towards death because of it.The cast also provided an amazing performance from Mark Ruffalo,Matt Bomer,Julia Roberts,Alfred Molina and many others.Overall,it is one solid film about the early years of AIDS epidemic.

Joris This is without any doubt the best (semi-)biopic I've seen in years. Maybe because it felt like a very personal movie, but that's not the only reason. Mark Ruffalo is probably one of my favorite actors and for some reason it took Hollywood years to give the man the acting jobs he deserves. As Ned Weeks (who's actually a fictitious Larry Kramer - written by Larry Kramer) Ruffalo finally proves himself an actor who manages to get under your skin. While this movie reminded me of the miniseries Angels in America and the documentary Sex Positive, it certainly comes out as one of the best films concerning gay topics in a long time (apart from Pride, which is probably one of my favorite pictures about homosexuals ever). With incredibly strong speeches from Ruffalo, but also Taylor Kitsch, Joe Mantello (goosebumps!), Julia Roberts and Jim Parsons, this is a very actor-driven feature. Probably because it originally is a theater play. Although The Normal Heart sometimes is a bit too sentimental, it never bothered me due to the fantastic writing and dialogue. In a time that was emotionally devastating, everyone tried to cope with the new situation in their own way. Some people are more sanguineous than others and that makes social relations hard, even impossible in some cases. On the other hand everyone tries to find love, tries to be appreciated and cared for, even the most spirited and loud of all. The Normal Heart is a film with a heart, a lot of pathos, layered characters, top notch acting and superior dialogue-writing. HBO did it again.