simon-psykolog It is impossible to depict a historical event like this, where homosexuals rights where so ignored, in a more balanced view. No guilt can be divided. We know that society did not live up to it's responsibility and reacted too slowly as the virus spread and that this showed an underlying aversion against gay people. Many died an unnecessary and painful death.Ned (Mark Ruffalo) fights his cause against AIDS and in doing so is confronted with one idiot after another throughout two whole hours. He does so screaming, shouting, crying and begging to a point where I lost my interest. Representants from the government etc. are stereotyped big clowns and fifteen minutes into the movie you have figured this out. There are those that don't have the guts to fight, those who are indifferent and those who think that gay people are getting what they deserve.Don't get me wrong. My sympathy is undivided but I would have loved to become more challenged or shown some aspects of this period that I didn't know of watching the movie.To spice the story up you have the tragic love story and a heroic Julia Roberts in a wheelchair fighting side by side with our minority group./Simon

sophie-burkholder This movie is criminally underrated. The Normal Heart should not be ignored and is a standout among TV-movies. Featuring a top-tier cast and great writing, this artfully created film follows the story of Ned Weeks, a man at the forefront of AIDS activism in New York, focusing on the struggle to be taken seriously following the sexual revolution.The cast of The Normal Heart are extremely capable and fill out their roles perfectly; the characters come alive on screen and portray their 3-dimensional, flawed nature as well as the challenges of "gay politics". Development of these elements keeps the story progressing at a heart-wrenching pace as illness spreads through an entire generation of gay men in New York.

GeoPierpont Having lost several friends as portrayed in the film and recalling the loss, frustration, and complete amazement at ineptitude of our government, I found this film profound. If there was a serial killer of even 3 prostitutes, it would make headlines immediately, news media coverage 24/7, and have entire task forces dedicated to help find the killer. Sure did not see anything near this level of effort expended in this manner to help these patients or doctors provide facilities or medications to stop the madness.The single standout performance by one of the over stressed, burned out volunteers represents one of the most enduring of the film and that of many other mainstream efforts.High recommend for those who lived through this horrendous time-frame, who have lost loved ones, who have been isolated by friends and family even to this day. A very sad commentary on our society.

ical812 it just put America shame -how can you name an airport after that rotten Reagen who did everything in his power to ignore what's happening even his fellow actors dying of this disease shame on you big time! very good movie indeed a must see for the gay community and a warning to the 'young'generation HIV is not dead but spreading more rapidly than ever! Mark Ruffalo is excellent as Julia Roberts the polo riddled doctor who despite all her effort didn't get any support from the government The dark years of the early 80's when the gay community was left to it's on devices to try and save our dying friends and lovers As the white house scene says since they thoughts AIDS is 'only' killing gays nothing was done-and the main thing of the movie which they didn't elaborate further that the US secretly experimented with viruses that kills gays-one day the truth might come out that this is the real cause and not some silly story about the green monkeys