Is praise for this film a result of political correctness?!?

Rating: 2/10 (14 April 2006)

My lover and I watched this movie in anticipation and at the end asked one another what the fuss was about. Oscar contender! The only reason we could see for the praise for this film was that Americans thought it a cutting edge movie involving gays. Hey, Europeans have been making such movies, and far better ones for decades - it's only that the USA is so homophobic that this is making any noise now. Even much better American films dealing with gay and mixed sexuality have been made during the past five years. It was filmed well, and had some nice touches, but was ultimately BORING. I think I must add that Ang Lee seems to be a critic's favourite at the moment for I also thought that 'Crouching Dragon' was again completely overrated. Please watch far more ancient films such as 'Death in Venice', 'The Servant' or 'Victim' to see how well this subject can be treated.