1 hr. 50 mins of Scenery and Silence, 10 mins. of Talking, and 10 mins. of Sex

Rating: 1/10 (30 January 2006)

This movie was absolutely horrible. The theme was great! Yet, they touched upon a subject without actually grasping it. They needed to go further.
Editing and Transitions: These were equally terrible. The movie was slow. I walked out of it believing it was 5 hours long rather than 2 hrs. and 10 mins. Near the end, they included a flashback. Yet, it wasn't clear that it was a flashback. Also, when Ennis and Jack had sex, they were first "doing it" and then they were under the covers, fully clothed. There were also pointless scenes that had no meaning in the film; such as, the daughter at the end telling Ennis that she was getting married.
Script: The script was weak. There was barely any talking. When Ennis actually did talk, it sounded like a mumble. It took a while to decipher what he was saying. The beginning of the movie was hideous when you sat their waiting for someone to say something...they never spoke. All you saw was Ennis sitting on the steps for 10 minutes while Jack stood by his car. As I said, this movie was really slow. It would be faster watching a turtle crawl.
Acting: The actors portrayed their characters well. Except, their wasn't much to portray. The characters were mostly emotionless; even when they showed emotion, it wasn't gripping.
Sex Scenes: When they showed the sex scenes between the men and their wives, the boobs being shown were completely unnecessary.
Scenery The scenery was beautiful. Yet, it was pointless to show it so much. We knew they were in the mountains, that was clear.
Overall, the movie was practically 1 hour and 50 minutes of scenery and silence, 10 minutes of talking and 10 minutes of sex.
I give this movie a 1 out of 10.
Also, my sister who is very emotional, especially about death, did not shed a single tear when Jack Twist died. She cried more over the dead lamb, which I think was the saddest part of the movie, besides the movie itself.