There are actors, and there are movie stars. Movie stars by and large play themselves in a variety of dramatic and comedic situations. Actors play characters. The best ones, like Sean Penn, blow you away by their ability to transform themselves -- speech cadence, body language, appearance -- into different bodies and souls.
All this comes to mind after watch Sean Penn's performance in "Milk." The same admiration came to mind watching him in "Mystic River" and many other films he's done. He also directed one of my favorite films, "The Pledge" starring Jack Nicholson, another great actor, a story based on a Durrenmatt novel. Sean Penn is an artistic wonder.
"Milk," in the words of my wife, is good but not great. It's a tad too long, we both agreed. But it's powerful and even inspirational.
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