Rang true to me

Rating: 10/10 (7 November 2005)

I wish I had brought a BOX of Kleenex for the last 20 minutes of this film. It will be a contender for awards for cinematography, director, adapted screenplay, actor (Heath Ledger), supporting actress (Anne Hathaway, Michelle Williams) and supporting actor for Jake Gyllenhaal. Obviously in the running for Best Picture too. I've been reading some reports about people who say they have "never encountered a gay cowboy, and doesn't think it's right for Hollywood to portray Wyoming as a state with gay cowboys." Well, I live in Hollywood now, but I grew up in the rodeo culture during the time period of this movie ('60s) and I can assure you there were lots of gay cowboys. My mother raised horses and my brother rode broncs. There were always championship rodeo cowboys hanging out at our house. I didn't necessarily appreciate that culture but I knew it well. Ang Lee has done an amazing job putting together a film that is not only beautiful, but accurate.