...perhaps a 'must see' film of 2006

Rating: 10/10 (14 January 2006)

I went with a friend of long-standing to see Brokeback Mountain yesterday in Cambridge; Brokeback Mountain is an essentially quiet film that moves with a great purpose. It steadily flowed from a beginning which captured us wholly to a wholly heartbreaking ending; Brokeback Mountain is a love story told with simplicity, grace and style...although the word love was never heard... 'Love is a force of nature'...used as a tag line for the advertising of this film is absolutely and quietly correct!
The actors and technical personnel well deserve every award nomination they garner...and, based on anything else seen so far in the nomination period, EVERY award as well. The understated and emotional rendition of the characters by both Mr. Ledger and Mr. Gyllenhaal makes this 2 and a quarter hours pass almost frighteningly quickly; the haunting soundtrack never masks but simply supports the sparse and elegant flow. Mr. Lee (and the entire film team) has made a film which defies every rocky outcrop that so many films founder on; and has also made a masterpiece that will stand the test of time.