Philadelphia

did he really have to get aids in a seedy adult theater? b-/80% read more

when i first saw this movie back in 1993 i liked it a lot. when i saw it agin, a few years later i still really liked it. then when i watched it again, all these years later, i loved it. denzel was as good as he will ever be (and hasn't equalled since). same goes for hanks. he is amazing here. the story is poignant, and perhaps even more relevant than ever. demme's direction is as good as it gets. the music is spot on and perfect. it's touching and sad and real and just great filmmaking on every level. career highs for everybody involved. in summary: brilliant and highly recommended!!! 93/100... read more

More than a decade after AIDS was first identified as a disease, "Philadelphia" marks the first time Hollywood has risked a big-budget film on the subject. No points for timeliness here; made-for-TV docudramas and the independent film "Longtime Companion" have already explored the subject, and "Philadelphia" breaks no new dramatic ground. Instead, it relies on the safe formula of the courtroom drama to add suspense and resolution to a story that, by its nature, should have little suspense and only one possible outcome. And yet "Philadelphia" is quite a good film, on its own terms. And for... read more