Behind the Candelabra-2013

Director Steven Soderbergh

Starring Michael Douglas, Matt Damon

Scott’s Review #411

Reviewed June 18, 2016

Grade: A

I thoroughly enjoyed this HBO film about Liberace, whom I was too young to know much about before seeing it.

The film fully explores the excesses of his lavish lifestyle.

The standouts are Michael Douglas and Matt Damon, who are both exceptional in their portrayals of Liberace and his young lover. At times, both are unrecognizable and fully embody their characters.

I can’t attest to the story’s absolute truth, but the HBO film does a nice job of mixing joy, passion, heartbreak, sadness, and competition throughout.

The story undoubtedly bears a likeness to many Hollywood troubled relationships past and present.