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Jan 17, 2023Walter724 rated this title 3 out of 5 stars
This film is well done, and it’s thought provoking. What a terrible time that was during the early days of the AIDS epidemic.
Jan 13, 2023Jtulsa rated this title 4.5 out of 5 stars
I had a co-worker in the late 1980’s who was diagnosed with HIV. The large corporation that I worked for was obligated to tell all the man’s coworkers about his disease because at the time they knew it was contagious but didn’t know how it…
Feb 17, 2022akirakato rated this title 3 out of 5 stars
Based on the real events, this drama tells the story of the onset of the HIV-AIDS crisis in New York City in the early 1980s. Those things in a different world to me, but I can understand this heartbreaking situation.
Feb 06, 2022Nursebob rated this title 3.5 out of 5 stars
Ryan Murhpy’s film certainly captures the anger and paranoia of the time as activist-turned-crusader Ned Weeks (Mark Ruffalo acting his heart out) goes up against official homophobia, gay apathy, and his own brother (Alfred Molina), an…
Jan 24, 2022Hillsboro_ElizabethH rated this title 4.5 out of 5 stars
This is a wonderful movie about the AIDS crisis in the 1980s. It is well acted, and I was impressed with some of the big-name actors: Mark Ruffalo plays Ned Weeks, the main character. Julia Roberts plays the amazing doctor who fights for…
Jan 23, 2022pondgrl rated this title 4.5 out of 5 stars
Amazing movie! Mark Ruffalo played Larry Kramer so incredibly well. Yes, there is male nudity and a lot of sex, but this is a movie about the AIDS crisis. It taught me a lot that I wasn't aware of.
Oct 14, 2017bookie66 rated this title 1.5 out of 5 stars
Maybe there was a good and true story here. There also was irresponsible sex. Men so driven that sex and orgies were the be all and end all of their lives. There was nudity and violent sex.........meant to shock visually......to me…
Jun 30, 2017lindy919 rated this title 4 out of 5 stars
Good story, superb acting, very emotional
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Feb 02, 2017britprincess1ajax rated this title 4.5 out of 5 stars
An incredible story, full of pain and sorrow, THE NORMAL HEART is the tale of a four-year span (1981 to 1984) in which a writer named Ned Weeks witnesses a "gay cancer" running rampant through his circle of friends. One by one, they drop…
Oct 10, 2016mswrite rated this title 4.5 out of 5 stars
As the previous reviewer notes, 'The Normal Heart" could easily bookend "Longtime Companion," the poignant 1990 PBS production that chronicled the approaching cataclysm that became known as AIDS and its decimating effect on a group of gay…
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Sep 13, 2016sirtfs rated this title 5 out of 5 stars
Well done. However there was a movie made a long time ago called "Long Time Companion" which had an opening almost identical to this movie(the New York Time article - "A rare cancer is killing homosexuals" - reviewed while at Fire…
May 18, 2016
An insightful look into the beginning of the HIV-AIDS epidemic in New York and beyond. Based off of Larry Kramer's play of the same name, The Normal Heart takes viewers through the turbulent journey to the devastating realization of a new…
Dec 24, 2015
If you're interested in another drama about how HIV/AIDS impacted white gay men, this is the movie for you. "Gay" Black and Latino men were dying horrible deaths as well, but this fact gets lost when white gay men are center stage, which…
Dec 02, 2015simonbrenden rated this title 4 out of 5 stars
Good performances all around and an interesting view of gay politics.
Oct 21, 2015
Been looking to watch this for awhile now, WOW! Great story, great cast, great acting. I've seen Mark Ruffalo in films before but he blew me away with this role. I had to take some time once it was over to decompress when I took time…
Oct 13, 2015karenjean10 rated this title 5 out of 5 stars
A MUST SEE ! People forget the early days of the AIDS epidemic aka "Gay Cancer" and the desperately fought battle for healthcare, let alone research into this disease. This is a beautifully written account by a man who was there. The…
Jul 07, 2015pplarel rated this title 5 out of 5 stars
Amazing.
Mar 29, 2015MeaninglessBark rated this title 4 out of 5 stars
Well worth watching, a bit melodramatic in parts but the movie does pull you into the days of the dawn of the AIDS crisis and you get a sense for the anger and frustration felt by gay men at the time. The Normal Heart would be a good…
Mar 11, 2015Veranda rated this title 4.5 out of 5 stars
super writing and acting. definitely showcases the levels of denial, intolerance, and flat-out fear surrounding the AIDS crisis.
ebarteldes
Feb 14, 2015
Amazing story, shows how our government turned its back on AIDS in the early days and how activists fought a disease no one could understand back then.
Jan 18, 2015ninica rated this title 4 out of 5 stars
I loved this movie. It teaches us strength, determination and most importantly acceptance! This is the kind of movie teachers should be showing young teenagers in their classrooms, not movies of hate and propaganda. A movie such as this…
MovieWatch
Dec 25, 2014MovieWatch rated this title 5 out of 5 stars
If you haven't seen "The Normal Heart" you must! It makes no difference if you are gay or straight, we all remember the way it was when AIDS-HIV first began in the 1980's. The movie rightly points out that there was a great…
Dec 03, 2014lvon98 rated this title 4.5 out of 5 stars
By far, one of the best films/documentaries dealing with this very sensitive issue -- at least at the time. Must see.
Sep 29, 2014badgirls rated this title 3.5 out of 5 stars
Normal Heart takes us back to the early 80's when the AIDS crisis was just starting. It focus's on a group of Gay activists in New York City. Based on a play of the same name, it sometimes seems a little too dramatic. One scene where one…
Sep 08, 2014richibi rated this title 4 out of 5 stars
some elements were so true, others so false, I felt like they were trying to tell my story, could even pinpoint personalities, friends, remembered parties, orgies, wakes, vigils, funerals, despair, resilience, overcoming, the death and…