Captivating, Gutwrenching... and Perfect

Rating: 10/10 (23 December 2005)

No 2+ hr. movie has ever held my absolute attention and summoned such deep, raw emotion. Brokeback Mountain deserves a 10 in my view because I've never been more moved. Unrequited love just happens to hit close to heart, but this was as much a beautiful story as it was heartbreaking. I thought the direction, acting and photography was Oscar-worthy. Jake Gyllenhaal was great, but Heath Ledger was brilliant. This goes down as one of the best movies I've ever seen because the story is so strong and gripping. This story is also ground-breaking! There is no other motion picture that comes close. Two guys in Wyoming find each other and live out a 20 year under-current of passion and longing for each other while living separate lives eventually succumb to homophobia, ignorance, and crippling fear. Its the under-current of longing that makes me love this movie. But the next several movies will be comedies...for sure!