(2013) [Trailer]
Director: Steven Soderbergh [IMDB]
I love HBO. They have cranked out Game of Thrones, The Wire, and tons of other great content and there are no signs of them slowing down. I saw the trailer for their newest movie, Behind the Candelabra and knew I was in for a good movie. Soderbergh directing, Matt Damon, Michael Douglas, and HBO... all ingredients for success... this better not suck.
Synopsis: A bio-pic of sorts, following the interesting 6 year romance between Liberace and his much younger lover.
First off, the casting of this movie is perfect. Everyone does such an outstanding job and besides Michael Douglas and Matt Damon, there are some other cool cameos like Scott Bakula, Rob Lowe, and Dan Aykroyd. I didn't know much about Liberace and I found the subject matter really intriguing, especially their tumultuous relationship. Soderbergh's direction is great once again and this definitely feels like one of his films, which is awesome being that it's a made for TV movie.
The story is a little one sided, being that it's adapted from the lover's book, it would have been fun to see how Liberace would have recalled it... obviously that's not an option. Still, Behind the Candelabra offers a unique movie going experience and is available to watch right now on HBO. Get it.
