Best Lovefilm ever

Rating: 10/10 (24 February 2006)

Even though I read already a lot about it, I was not prepared to be so overwhelmed by this film. It really hit me only when I got out of the cinema, I just wanted to go home and be by myself. Heath Ledger as Ennis del Mar and Jake Gyllenhaal as Jack Twist are convincing and incredible actors and Ang Lee has topped himself again after the slip with Hulk. And it's true, this is not a gay film, it is a film about deep love and two lives of missed opportunities. The moments of unspoken passion, longing glances and caring togetherness during the short moments Jack and Ennis spend together are very strong and speak the universal language of love. Annie Proulx, the author of the story gave an interview in a Swiss magazine and she said that when they suggested the film project to her, she could not imagine that a Taiwanese director could bring across this atmosphere of rural Wyoming. But when she saw the completed movie, it hit her like a hammer because she did not like to admit that a movie could be more powerful in bringing emotions across than the written word. I guess there can be no bigger compliment for a film than that.