SPOILER / Missed Ennis's mumbled lines

Rating: 6/10 (12 January 2006)

In an effort to seem taciturn (I guess) Heath Ledger mumbled most of his lines. Straining to either understand him or to get the meaning from the context took me out of the story. Except for that, I would have given this movie 7 stars or more.
Also, was the last postcard from Jack, and, if so, how would the "deceased" stamp have gotten on it? Only if the postcard was from Ennis to Jack would it have come back to Ennis with that stamp.
Beautiful scenery and cinematography. Two great scenes by the women--with Ennis's wife after she sees Ennis and Jack kissing and with Jack's mother after Jack's death.