Love's Mountain

Rating: 9/10 (27 January 2006)

I saw Brokeback Mountain tonight,1/27/2006. We all have Brokeback Mountain love stories. As the tag line indicates, Love is a Force of Nature, and the forces that be weave all of us into the entanglements of love. I hear Oscar buzzing now, Heath Ledger has delivered his best performance to date. Jake Gylenhaal ought to get a vote for best supporting actor. The Golden Globes definitely indicated this film's strength among viewers and the Hollywood Foreign Press. Ennis Del Mar, Heath Ledger's character, will remind you of yourself or you'll recognize him as someone you know. Through his resolve, quiet strength, and unspoken emotion(s). It's a love story that has it's frailties and harsh realities. This film reminds all of us that love is the greatest force of all. And we all should hope to hold on to it once it finds us. The sweeping landscape of Montana (Alberta,Canada was a location shoot for the film) was as breathtaking as the love that grew between Jack and Ennis.