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Title: Milk (2008)
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| Cast overview, first billed only: | |||
| Sean Penn | ... | Harvey Milk | |
| Emile Hirsch | ... | Cleve Jones | |
| Josh Brolin | ... | Dan White | |
| Diego Luna | ... | Jack Lira | |
| James Franco | ... | Scott Smith | |
| Alison Pill | ... | Anne Kronenberg | |
| Victor Garber | ... | Mayor Moscone | |
| Denis O'Hare | ... | John Briggs | |
| Joseph Cross | ... | Dick Pabich | |
| Stephen Spinella | ... | Rick Stokes | |
| Lucas Grabeel | ... | Danny Nicoletta | |
| Brandon Boyce | ... | Jim Rivaldo | |
| Howard Rosenman | ... | David Goodstein (as Zvi Howard Rosenman) | |
| Kelvin Yu | ... | Michael Wong | |
| Jeff Koons | ... | Art Agnos | |
Using flashbacks from a statement recorded late in life and archival footage for atmosphere, this film traces Harvey Milk's career from his 40th birthday to his death. He leaves the closet and New York, opens a camera shop that becomes the salon for San Francisco's growing gay community, and organizes gays' purchasing power to build political alliances. He runs for office with lover Scott Smith as his campaign manager. Victory finally comes on the same day Dan White wins in the city's conservative district. The rest of the film sketches Milk's relationship with White and the 1978 fight against a statewide initiative to bar gays and their supporters from public school jobs. Written by <jhailey@hotmail.com>
The last Gus Van Sant movie I saw was 'Elephant', a film that did not work for me. Thankfully he is back with 'Milk' which pretty much gives a detailed account of the rise of Harvey Milk and his martyrdom. Van Sant uses live footage between scenes which reminds one of how much harsher the world once was to people who were 'different'. The writing is stupendous and the dialogues are especially effective. The portrayal of the characters are very human. There is no hero or villain. There are just humans with flaws, humans fighting for what they believe in. Van Sant sets a tense and chaotic tone right from the beginning. The 70s atmosphere is well created through makeup and costumes. The use of brownish tinted light may arise nostalgia. It is two remarkable performances that make 'Milk' stand out: Sean Penn's very accurate and nuanced portrayal of Harvey Milk and Josh Brolin's layered portrayal of a complex Dan White. I doubt 'Milk' would have been effective enough if it weren't for such strong acting. The director deserves mention for his brilliant work. Movies like 'Milk' are relevant today because they serve as a reminder of how difficult life once was and how people fought against it and lives were sacrificed in order to create a better society for those living in today's world.