Brokeback Mountain was Gay

Rating: 1/10 (11 January 2006)

And when I say gay, I mean the way a fifth grader would say gay. I want my 8 dollars and two hours back. I think that this movie might be the most over hyped movie since the Passion of the Christ. This move was supposed to be a gay love story, it was anything but. Don't worry, if you're not mature enough to handle a little guy on guy smooching, there really is nothing to worry about. I 'm personally not bothered by it, and I wasn't at all moved by the "gay" scene that more resembled the infamous Deliverance rape scene then anything else. Apart from a few snuggles and kisses, there is little "gayness" in this movie. This movie dragged and dragged. It also had many untimely fades that made you think the movie was ending, (or made you wish that it was.) The actors did a great job portraying western cowboys, and by great job I mean that they mumbled throughout the entire movie like they had crap in their mouth. You know when you watch Snatch, or any other European film with thick accents, and it takes a good five minutes to learn how to decipher what their saying. Well I missed 2/3d's of the dialog in this movie because I couldn't' understand what they were saying. I've been around people from Louisiana, and trust me if there's a southern accent that's tough to figure out, that's the one. But after two hours I literally couldn't hear what they were saying. The dialog I did hear was stunted and stale. I'm still trying to figure out the "Love Story" that it was hyped up to be, it's really a story about infidelity and the fear of getting your ass kicked. I will say this, I think Heath Ledger was awful! The main characteristic of his character was not talking. He had one maybe two scenes where he actually "acted," however the rest of the movie he kind of just moped. This movie also takes a perfectly good looking girl and makes her ugly, (chick from Dawson's Creek) so I'm sure she'll be up for an Oscar. I will also say that the Dawson's Creek girl was pretty good and what little screen time she did have, she impacted the scene; however she had so little screen time that she may not win even in a supporting role. I found that the music was lacking pace. There was too little at points, and when they did have music it was misplaced. It's one thing to have themes in a movie, but I didn't follow the musical theme in this one, even thought I enjoyed music. This really isn't anything special, unfortunately it's being touted as an epic in film making achievement, because a couple of straight men that are in the peak of their career decided to play a gay character. Is that really even a big deal in 2005-6? One high point is the movie had breathtaking shots. Over all this movie was garbage. If you're a movie fan and watch the Oscars, go see the movie so you can have an honest opinion like mine. If you're looking for a good movie to see on a night out, go see something else.