Brilliantly Written, Directed and Acted

Rating: Null/10 (7 March 2006)

What a wonderful movie. It was so refreshing to sit in the theater and watch a gripping, emotional story come to life. It's nice when Hollywood puts out a rich, mature film with lots of dialog. Sometimes I fear that Hollywood studio execs have forgotten about the adult audience what with all the teeny-bopper and half-witted horror films that are released about every other weekend.
Heath Ledger was outstanding and deserved the Oscar. Jake Gyllenhall and Michelle Williams were also very good. The actor who played Anne Hathaway's character's father stole all the scenes he was in--he was a riot.
I highly recommend this movie--it is totally absorbing, unexpected and gut-wrenching.