Why "Brokeback Mountain" got me so good...

Rating: 10/10 (16 June 2006)

"Brokeback Mountain" is an extraordinary film, a haunting, moving masterwork from Ang Lee. This film is a love story for the ages, and contains an amazing performance by Heath Ledger. I've never seen a same-sex relationship presented in a mainstream Hollywood film as it's presented here...this is a film about two people, painfully in love, and really, it's only a secondary concern that the two people involved are both men. Heath Ledger gives a career-making performance as the deeply closeted, withdrawn, tortured Ennis del Mar, and Jake Gyllenhaal is outstanding as the more open-minded, gregarious Jack Twist. The Score is melancholic and unforgettable...the music is almost another character in this film. The last 30 minutes of this film pack an emotional wallop that's hard to shake for days after. "Brokeback Mountain" is a triumph for Ang Lee, and an unforgettable movie. Incredibly moving, what an achievement.