A movie that will never leave you

Rating: 10/10 (1 February 2006)

This movie was extraordinary - two weeks after seeing it, I still find myself thinking about it. Prior to seeing it, I had expected to appreciate it, but I didn't expect the furor with which it hit me. A few minutes into the movie, I completely forgot that it portrayed a homosexual relationship, I simply knew it was a story of unfolding love and the struggles to fulfill that love. And I was entranced. The next hours passed in seemingly no time at all, but also with the feeling that I'd been there with them those tragic years.
It is so moving, a subtle force that gets into your head and heart and leaves you a changed person.
The sad disappointing fact is that most people will never see this movie. Here in Utah, theaters have banned it on religious principles and it is boycotted with regularity. They ban it and boycott it without even wondering what they are missing, how their world view could be broadened, without seeing how intolerant they are being.
10/10 of course, this movie will be purchased and on my shelf as soon as it is released.
Unforgettable.