and I swore I wouldn't cry

Rating: 10/10 (8 February 2006)

Can't believe how affecting this movie is. I saw it last night with friends and for the first time in years I nearly skipped work to head straight back for a second look
I don't really see it as being about a gay relationship as much as it is about forbidden love (think Romeo & Juliet; Heloise & Abelard etc) and the power and tragedy of this sort of epic passion. The fact that they're gay in Wyoming just makes it more believable that they could be separated by circumstance.
I found it deeply moving, beautifully filmed and with extraordinary acting. Calling it the gay cowboy film just seems to be such a glib trivialisation of a heartbreakingly human story. Who could be more deserving of the Oscar than Heath (just a little more than Jake)! Better still: could they be jointly nominated???
How could anyone resist the emotional impact of this film?
(PS haven't cried in a movie since age 10, but couldn't stop the tears last night.)