'Penn dominates the film -- not in his usual way, by making brooding seem like a form of higher calisthenics. Perhaps the least homosexual actor around, Penn here reins in his method bluster to locate the sweetness and vulnerability beneath Milk's assured persona.

He becomes this character -- surely far from his experience -- with no italicizing, no condescension, no sweat. This isn't an impersonation; it's an inhabiting.'

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Image: A scene from Milk

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