The Man I Love review – Rami Malek needs a lighter touch in Ira Sachs’ 80s AIDS drama Ira Sachs' latest film, The Man I Love, is an ambitious attempt to capture the essence of 1980s gay culture in New York.
This was a time marked by unbridled homophobia and the dawn of the AIDS crisis. Rami Malek's performance as Jimmy George, a charismatic actor struggling with his HIV diagnosis, has been touted as a tour de force.
However, upon closer inspection, it becomes clear that this is a film that stumbles over its own weightiness. The 80s New York depicted in The Man I Love is one of raw emotion and unapologetic expression.