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britprincess1ajax
Apr 23, 2017britprincess1ajax rated this title 3.5 out of 5 stars
While supremely moving in that way that well-written courtroom dramas tend to be, PHILADELPHIA has suffered from the overkill of buzz that surrounds it. My expectations were much too high, so PHILADELPHIA fell short of the mark for me. It's a simple story of workplace discrimination turned on its head by the time period it stems from, one where homophobia and the AIDS stigma was taking the world by storm. Nowadays PHILADELPHIA seems ridiculously old-fashioned, especially with a more progressive modern society that not only accepts but fights tooth and nail for LGBTQ rights. Our world is by no means perfect but the span of a couple of decades has rendered the notions in PHILADELPHIA positively barbaric. I admire Tom Hanks's performance in PHILADELPHIA, one of honesty and integrity while being diminished by the words of lawyers and senior partners and the virus in his body. Denzel Washington does a good job, too, showing a flawed protagonist with his own prejudice to overcome as he fights a case he doesn't exactly believe in at first. While I was disappointed by this film for having set the bar too high, I still believe PHILADELPHIA is a worthwhile watch, even if it's just once and never again. I recommend it.