What I loved most: The candle mourning scene whereby gays march onto the streets

What I really hated: Lengthy Conversation

The sad story of how California's first openly gay elected official, Harvey Milk, a San Francisco supervisor who was assassinated along with Mayor George Moscone by San Francisco Supervisor, Dan White. Harvey Milk (Sean Penn) started out in a small town in California doing film developing and was often seen as an outcast by the society.He slowly tapped onto the gay society to support his business and soon gain wide popularity for his outspoken character.Harvey wasn't ashame to admit he's a gay and often fight against the cops who at that point of time,are very much bias and shown deep hatred for the gays.Harvey saw the injustice and decided to fight for the gays by running for the post of Supervisor in the office.After much failure,Harvey was finally elected and bring the much-awaited justice and fairness that is lacking in the gay society.His actions made him a target for many,incl his colleague,Dan White. When Dan was sacked,he blamed his failure on Harvey and decided to kill Harvey.This movie is based on a true event and all characters are real.Harvey Milk was the first person who fought for the gays and ensure there were gay rights. This show is quite underrated and i believe it deserves more credits.

What I loved most: Vintage films and photos

Chronicling the first ever openly gay person to stand for supervisor in the US during the 70s, Milk is about the trials and tribulations of Harvey Milk as he strives to make it into office and stand for what he believed in, gay rights. Sure Sean Penn's performance was good but the plot somehow did not touch me (no pun intended) in ways I thought it should. It just felt a little too uninspirational to me. However, I do admire his perservation and his sacrifices he made in his personal life while climbing his way to his goal. Loved the bits where they showed the olden days of Castro and old films of gay men and the US. So nostalgic! The film also managed to capture some of the past outright discrimination faced by gays in the 70s and how Milk manage to win voters by his political acumen (ie. dog poo) and personal charisma. A good lesson for all to watch and learn how to be tolerant and accepting.

What I loved most: Sean Penn's performance

What I really hated: Being too "safe"

After a promising start, it unfortunately descends into rote biopic mode, and is unable to escape the usual problems that the genre presents, such as being episodic in nature, giving insufficient insight into the main character, and so on. Milk is better than most, but ultimately disappoints because except for the beginning, ending, and some brief flashes in-between, it lacks strong directorial flair, something that Van Sant has displayed so well in other films. But hey, if you don't have great expectations, it's a very good movie.

What I loved most: Sean Penn

What I really hated: The ending is very tragic... :'(

Powerful, controversial and inspiring. These 3 words somehow describe this movie as a whole. Sean Penn's performance doesn't only impress the audience but also brings hope and inspiration to the minorities mentioned in this movie. Harvey Milk's tragic life is presented extremely well in this biographical movie which was directed by Gus Van Sant. It's amazing. A movie that really pushes the boundaries! Worth at least an Oscar nomination for Sean Penn's performance. And of course one of the best movies of the year!