very touching

Rating: 8/10 (13 January 2006)

It's rare to see a love story told so sensitively, flaws and all. It doesn't hurry, just lays the story down and lets the characters develop. There are some really touching scenes in the film, especially around Ennis's relationship with his wife and daughters - bits and pieces of it keep coming back to me. It's wonderfully balanced, and the ending is done perfectly. Heath Ledger is as brilliant as everyone says.
It didn't just come right out and hit me hard, but I feel it'll keep coming back to me again and again. I'm going to have to see it again before it really sinks in I think. Powerful and restrained.