It's a great movie in my opinion. We see the real world in the years of fighting and discrimination. You see the life of one normal man with a lot of ambitions.
I like the drink, but the movie was just a liberal rag.
If you understand the real story of Harvey Milk's life and death, you'd know that the real cause of his murder was a friend who felt betrayed, and not a homophobe angry about him winning the election.
"The story of Harvey Milk, and his struggles as an American gay activist who fought for gay rights and became California's first openly gay elected official."