Brokeback Mountain

Rating: 8/10 (6 March 2006)

Brokeback Mountain was a superb film. Saw it last night. Started out a wee bit slow, but definitely picked up and the story was excellent. The intimate scenes were shot very well and not offensive. I think it gave a realistic view of what men of that time and persuasion had to go through as it pertained to societal views. They were not allowed to "come out of the closet" as it were and had to marry and have children just because "society said so". Guess things have come a long way since then. Heath Ledger and Jake Gyllenhaal were fabulous. Both did excellent acting jobs and maintained their characters personalities superbly throughout the whole film.Definitely a film of unrequited love in lots of respects. Sad from that aspect. The female supports (ie their wives) in the movie did a superb job as well. Excellent film.