Disappointed by Brokeback Mountain

Rating: 5/10 (23 December 2005)

I went to this movie with my grown son today and we both sat quietly through this trying to figure out where it was heading. A few things bothered me; 1. I couldn't understand half of what Heath Leger's character was saying, i.e. garbled, etc. 2. I couldn't understand why they loved each other really. 3. I'm not sure how Jack's character died or if they audience is supposed to have e.s.p.
I loved Ang Lee's Ice Storm so much more than this. This movie really had little to do with being gay but more to do with the drudgery of being straight and living a "normal" life in barren towns. The whole setting is both beautiful (the mountain) and dismal (the town). The audience is supposed to believe the twenty year span and lack of aging in these actors.
The cast was excellent but the movie is flawed. It really could have been good if it hadn't turned superficial towards the end.