Behind the Candelabra (2013)

Yo, there's no way for me to review this film without saying, take your *insert ethnicity + "ass" here* to see this film,like now. You have to see it in order to know what you're really messing with.

The film makes a home in your brain and the only cure is to see it again.

Ok... Let's be honest. It cannot be the best movie but is quite enjoyable. The movie has the potential to develop a great plot for future movies

It is interesting even when nothing much happens, which is for most of its 3-hour running time. Read full review

The persecution of gay people in the 20th century had some strange side-effects. Take the career of Liberace, the celebrity pianist, who styled himself according to the most outre social conventions of the gay community, but sued anyone who mentioned his sexuality. Liberace also had a series of semi-contractual relationships with much younger men, which one can see as the sort of thing a certain type of rich person might chose to do, but which surely seemed more natural in a world where a more orthodox relationship was socially prohibited. Steven Sodebergh's film shows us scenes from Liberace's life, but also portrays a very odd person and it doesn't really manage to make us feel sympathetic at a personal level, however much one acknowleges the potentially hostile world he had to navigate. Perhaps a full biopic, showing how he became the man we see in this movie, would have been more revealing.

Mildly interesting biopic/relationship-drama. Drifts for much of the first half, and only gets interesting when things start to fall apart.Only reason to watch the movie is for the performance of Michael Douglas. Not a very likely role for him, he plays Liberace to perfection.

One of the funniest (and most tragic!) movies ever. Two heterosexual actors play the gay leads magnificently.

not only for mixture of kitsch and opulence, costumes and careful recreation of atmosphere. but for the art of Michael Douglas to recreate the isolation, selfishness, vulnerability of Liberace. for the admirable job of Matt Damon, victim in fascinating spider web. for the musical moments and for the gay air. and, sure, as parable about glory and the fall. a great show. this is its basic virtue. and the heart of a splendid story about a meeting, a trip and a love story who has all the ingredients of soap opera and little more. the good point - realistic picture of a career who seems be eccentric and fake and strange today but who defines the taste of public more than the life of Liberace.