Dull, boring, and amazingly overrated.

Rating: 3/10 (14 April 2006)

I wanted to watch Brokeback Mountain for one simple reason. I enjoy watching movies that have a big buzz or controversy surrounding them. This had both. I read some amazing reviews from many different critics as well. Being a straight 17 year old male, I obviously took a lot of grief from my friends when I mentioned wanting to see this movie. However, I still sat down and watched it...What a huge mistake that was. It was the longest and most torturing 134 minutes of my life. I mean don't get me wrong, I've seen far worse movies, but at least they were so bad they were good. They half way entertained me. This movie did nothing for me.
What was good about Brokeback Mountain? The film making and cinematography. Ang Lee was better here than with Hulk, that's for sure. The sets and the way it was filmed were done really well. Heath Ledger and Jake Gyllenhaal were good in their roles. I mean, anytime an actor plays a role that's something they're not, be it gay, handicapped, a serial killer or a drug addict, they have to be a good actor to pull it off believably. They succeeded with that.
What was bad? Everything else. The story, the dialogue, the way it flowed, everything. Nothing happens throughout the movie. I could sum it up with "They meet, they fall in love, they continue to meet until the movie ends". Really, everything else was just stretched from there. I'm trying so hard to think of how to put this like an actual critic would, but I can't. It was boring! It sucked! I couldn't wait for it to end, and when it did I was relieved.
I can't believe all the amazing things that were said about this movie. I think people just gave it praise because they wanted to fit in. Truly overrated.
3/10