These Marlboro Men Smoke More Than Just Cigarettes!!!

Rating: 7/10 (1 December 2006)

Well, after waiting awhile to watch this film, I finally have. Was it good? Yes. Was it great? No. Jack Twist and Ennis Del Mar meet one year (1963) and herd sheep together. One thing leads to another and next thing you know, Jack is taking it from the back by Ennis. Why? I don't know. Nothing leading up to this moment indicated to me that they would be playing "Rump Rangers" any time soon. Oh well. That aside, BROKEBACK MOUNTAIN does pound (no pun intended) home it's point about forbidden love for it's era. Though it's still not widely accepted now, it is more so than yesteryear. When Jack dies, it is powerful stuff. JAKE GYLENHAAL(?) does a good job as Jack Twist, the man who just can't "quit" Ennis, played by the equally good HEATH LEDGER. But the real wonder in this movie is MICHELLE WILLIAMS, absolutely wonderful as Ennis Del Mar's wife. After she see's Jack and Ennis kissing, her performance is truly stuff to rant about.