What gay cowboy movie?

Rating: 9/10 (19 February 2006)

To walk into Brokeback Mountain expecting to see what most ignorant people call "the gay cowboy movie" would be massively underestimating this wonderful masterpiece by Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon director Ang Lee. Brokeback Mountain follows a 20 year love affair between ranch handler Ennis Del Mar(Heath Ledger) and Texas Rodeo Cowboy Jack Twist(Jake Gylenhall). It's the summer of 1963 and Ennis and Jack are hired to go move a flock of sheep's over Brokeback Mountain. While up on the mountain alone the two unexpectedly fall in lover creating what would be a 20 year hidden love affair.
What follows next is a movie that will move you and may even shatter you emotionally. Ang Lee shows he is a master with the camera as he directs every shot with perfection. And Heath Ledger and Jake Gylenhall give career defining performances. Accompinied with an unforgettable score composed by Gustavo Santaolalla and breathtaking cinematography by Rodrigo Prieto this film is one that will be talked about for decades to come and will go down in film history as groundbreaking and unforgettable.
When true love grabs hold of you the best thing to do is grab back and hold on, because before you know it, it might be gone, like in Brokeback Mountain.
I rate this film 9/10