Brokeback is a film not to be missed

Rating: 10/10 (14 January 2006)

Seldom has cinema in recent years produced such a striking visual film with such an emotional punch. Brokeback Mountain is such a film. The performances of Ledger and Gyllenhaal are those moments when fantasy becomes reality; so deep and moving are their portrayals. These haunting, riveting performances elicit the most intense emotion as to leave the audience stunned by their achievements. Director Ang Lee has transcended all earthly feats giving us a cinematic experience that lasts well after the last reel is played. I predict this film will take all the Oscars this year, certainly for a home run performance by Ledger as the tormented and emotionally unabled Ennis. For all those gay cowboy jokes and blatant ignorance, simply see this film to be led down a path surely as brutal yet as hauntingly lovely that this story depicts. It's a life changing film which is rightfully so, getting all the attention it deserves. Ten stars.