Powerful is an understatement, describing Brokeback Mountain

Rating: 10/10 (31 December 2005)

Totally overwhelmed by this film. Several friends, my partner and I went to see the movie last night at the 10:55pm show at the art movie theatre here in Cleveland - Cedar Lee Theatre. We were all tired and worried that we would fall asleep alas, this film grabbed us by the throat and kept all 7 of us enraptured by the quiet beauty and power of the story as it unfolded before our eyes. ALL of us were crying at the end - one had to run to the bathroom and bawl his eyes out.
I was swept away by the acting - Heath Ledger deserves best Oscar for an actor this coming year, but all 4 leads, including Jake, Michelle and Anne were just as potent and believable. PERFECT casting! And Ang Lee has really shown that he can direct and handle any type of material presented to him.
This is definitely not a 'gay cowboy' movie. It is a LOVE story through and through. People who dismiss this as not being the case are lost at what truly defines what love is and what happens when love is denied.
In closing, it took me a 1/2 hour to fall asleep for the movie was running through my head; I dreamed about the movie and I woke up thinking about the movie - with key scenes running through my head. It has been a LONG time since I have been to a film where the power of the story hits you and hits you hard. I still get tears in my eyes just thinking back about the film.... The best movie of 2005 and one of the best movies of all time in my book.
Cheers to Ang Lee for making a great short story into a fantastic film.
Peter