Good, but not the milestone it's been built up to be

Rating: 7/10 (22 February 2006)

Brokeback Mountain is getting a lot of undeserved credit. Don't get me wrong, it was a good movie. It had a good love story. But it's getting a lot of credit as a milestone film, and it doesn't fully deserve it. The acting is incredible, especially on Ledger's part. He does understated very well, and if it weren't for Phillip Seymour-Hoffman's portrayal of a brilliant Truman Capote this year, he'd probably be a shoe-in for the Oscar. The story is where the movie falters. It's good, but it's a standard love story that's made "special" because it's gay cowboys. Plus, there are some plot holes. It's good, but probably not worthy of the Oscar it's going to win.