Most heart-felt movie of our decade

Rating: 10/10 (31 December 2005)

At first I was apprehensive about seeing this movie. I thought, "What straight man will go to see a movie about two gay cowboys?" So, my sister got me the original short story which the movie is based on, and I read it within 45 minutes. The story was so amazing that I quickly went to see the movie. During the emotional points of this film, I admit that I sobbed. Although this film was labeled as a controversial film, it was, none the less, flawless and extraordinary!!! Afterward, I went to school and convinced 15 of my friends to watch this movie, and they all came back wanting to watch it for a second time. Heath Ledger, Jake Gyllenhaal, and Michelle Williams delivered powerfully emotional performances. In this writer's own opinion, if Ledger, Williams, and Gyllenhaal do not win Oscars, then that will be the biggest disappointment/mistake of American Film History. I was so moved by this film that I went to see it a second time, and I sobbed again. Overall, it would be a mortal sin if one does not watch this film. This is a "water-shed" movie, and will probably/hopefully become one of the best films in history (along side Casablanca and Titanic). Go see this movie, I promise that (if you have an open mind about the understanding and acceptance of homosexuality in our society today) you will love this movie as much as I have. Thank you Ang Lee, Ledger, Gyllenhaal, Hathaway, Williams, and everyone else involved with this movie, it truly was a film that will become one of the top twenty films of all time, and one of the top ten most emotional films of all time!