Moving

Rating: 9/10 (28 January 2007)

Alright let's get the negative out of the way.. it was very slow-moving.
And now, the positive... with an achingly poignant plot and convincing characters, I teared up several times during the film. Not necessarily about being gay, the film portrayed a forbidden love... so some critics say Romeo and Juliet is great and this is bad? Hmm...as far as all those who ranted on about the "cheating"... I guess I didn't see it that way because honestly, they were cheating on themselves to be with their wives. The raw emotion seen in scene after scene was heart-wrenching, and one of the final scenes where Heath Ledger finds the shirt of his dead lover is an absolute tear-jerker. I heard every negative thing there was to hear about this film, mostly because of the homosexual aspect of it. But after seeing it myself, I found the acting superb, the directing top-notch, and I agree that one almost feels numb after the emotional plunge of the film. Kudos to the actors and director.