Jared Leto and Matthew McConaughey have rightfully been praised and winning awards for their work in
Dallas Buyers Club and now you can own the DVD/Blu-ray combo pack to watch their award winning performances whenever you want to see them at their best.
McConaughey plays Ron Woodroof, a man who was diagnosed with HIV before they knew what meds would help to fight it. So he had to look for whatever cures he could find to make him better and extend his life past the 6 months doctors initially gave him. That meant crossing the border to Mexico, and getting drugs that were not yet approved by the FDA. The FDA approved drugs at that time had such bad side effects that they were not helping people with HIV/AIDS. Woodruff took it upon himself to bring back the medicines that were helping him feel better and give it to other people who were suffering from the virus. People like Woodroof started these clubs all over the country where people paid a monthly fee to get the medicines they need. The FDA didn’t like the competition and tried their hardest to shut him down, but he kept fighting to give people the meds they need to survive.
Since Woodroof suffered from HIV/AIDS in a time where doctors didn’t know much about it, he found himself in the hospital a lot. During one of his visits, he meets and befriends, Rayon (Jared Leto), a transvestite who also has the virus. The two become friends, even though Woodroof is homophobic, and work together to help people like themselves.
Together they will create a profitable business, while helping people with the deadly virus live longer and trying to fight the people who want to shut them down.
Both McConaughey and Leto give performances that have rightfully earned them all the awards they have won. It is one thing to transform like they did for the role, but their performances make this powerful movie even more powerful.
Dallas Buyers Club reminds us of the time when HIV/AIDS was misunderstood, deadly and people didn’t want anything to do with anyone who suffered from it. The movie shows what great lengths two people went to save others and give them a better and longer life. This is a movie everyone should see because of the story and because the greatest performances of given by any male actor last year.
The DVD/Blu-ray combo pack includes deleted scenes and featurette behind the making of this movie and the real story behind the movie. You will want to own the Dallas Buyers Club not only for the movie itself but also because of the special features that come with it.
