I was hoping for more

Rating: 8/10 (29 January 2006)

I came to this movie from what is probably a unique viewpoint. I'm a reader of the thousands of online stories that depict homosexual love and sex in a well-written, tasteful and non-exploitive manner. (Yes, anything and everything flourishes on the Internet, it seems, even good writing by amateurs.) So my reaction to "Brokeback" was . . . it's kind of tame. I guess I should have expected that from the first major Hollywood movie to actually show gay sex. I'm REALLY glad the movie was made and that it's done so well, because homophobia still ruins lives and it's the stupidest thing in the world. I just hope it's the first of many that will explore this topic.