Not at all what I expected, much much better.

Rating: 8/10 (6 January 2006)

I was concerned that this was Romeo and Romeo. The classic tale of star crossed lovers who couldn't be together, but they were both guys. Big Deal. I was shocked. Yes It is a love story, and yes the two leads are the same sex. But this isn't a gay cowboy movie. It's a love story, it is a life story too. Just a really well told story about the relationships of two people. I hope this film doesn't get attention because it's gay. (I am gay by the way.) Heath Ledger really is fantastic. But not because he plays a gay character. If he had fallen in love with with a woman this would have been as equally wonderful of a performance. Jake is fantastic too. He could have very easily been the school quarterback falling in love the head female cheerleader, and his performance would have been just as wonderful. This movie isn't special because it's about gay characters. I love that it is, and that it's so well done, but don't go see this to see a gay cowboy movie. Go see this because we have all had loves in our lives that had struggles. We've all had moments of uncertainty in relationships, and yeah, we've all done things other people may not agree with, but we did them because it was true to ourselves. I hope everyone sees this movie. Because It is NOT a sensational movie about two men, but because it IS a realistic movie about human emotion. ENJOY!