Milk

"Milk" is a good solid film, with a sparkling performance by Sean Penn who simply is Harvey Milk on the screen. The supporting cast is hit-or-miss for me at times, but I think it's due to the screenplay, moreso than the tenor of the acting by some of the supporting cast. Gus van Sant does a tremendous job of weaving the old footage from the 1970s and early 1980s with the footage shot for the film, as well as keeping track of the progresion of the story as Harvey Milk's gay activism leads him to lead a charge against Prop 6 (targeting gay teachers in public school for termination), taking on the Prop 6 sponsor in open debates wherever possible, and orchestrating moves to guide public sentiment towards gay-friendly in spite of heavy moral opposition from gay-unfriendly forces.

I give it 3.5 stars, or a grade of B+.