not happy

Rating: 4/10 (14 March 2006)

Brokeback Mountain disappointed me. The fact that a movie about gay cowboys has received so much critical acclaim is a good thing, I think. I suspect that though that the movie has received so much attention and acclaim more because of its subject matter and not so much for the quality of the story itself. I was sympathetic to the movie's message about the hatred and violence that homosexual love for some reason triggers in so many people, but I was expecting a greater, a more inspired, love story. Scenery was nice, but the story itself dragged . . and dragged . . . and dragged. Half way through the story and I was glancing at my watch. I would have left actually if I had been there by myself. This was sure a weak year when it came to Oscar candidates. I found Crash contrived and preachy, but it was probably more deserving of an Oscar than Brokeback.