I wasn’t expecting much from the movie, but the trailers really didn’t do the movie justice. It is a very good story and, although the theme is bizarre, you can totally see it happening. I read somewhere that it is a very bold move to have the sexiest woman alive (Scarlett Johansson) in the movie and never show her face. The woman who introduced the movie said it was part comedy, part romance and part science fiction. The science fiction part is the only way to explain the way the men wore their pants!

I expected more from this Cohen brothers movie. It wasn’t a bad storyline, but it never seemed to get off the ground. After we got home Pat was reading some online reports and the Joel Cohen had this to say,  “The film doesn’t really have a plot. That concerned us at one point – that’s why we threw the cat in.”

Ah, so now I understand!

As Pat and I waited for the movie to begin we realized we didn’t have a clue what it was about. We knew Bruce Dern starred in it, but that was about all we knew. It is a delightful story of an aging man and his son. The father believes he has won a million dollars in a lottery and, since no one will believe him or drive him to collect his prize, he continually sets out walking from Billings, Montana to Lincoln, Nebraska. Eventually one of his sons agrees to drive him and the events of their trip are told in the story. Very funny, but rather sad at times. The movie was shot in black and white; Pat thought that was a good affect but I didn’t like it as much.

I’ve not been a fan of Matthew McConaughey; I could never get past his southern drawl. This movie has changed my mind though.

McConaughey plays the role of Ron Woodroof a man who has been given a month to live after he is diagnosed with AIDS. Rather than give in to his disease he begins researching the effective drugs that are available around the world. He forms the Dallas Buyers Club and makes these drugs available to its members. He is fighting for his life and the lives of the club members, but he is hampered by the established medical community and the government regulators.