It will blow your socks off...

Rating: 10/10 (23 June 2006)

All I can say is this movie ripped my heart out, dropped kicked it a few times, stomped on it then put it back into my chest all wounded and broken. I've seen this movie 7 times and finally got it out of my system. The acting and scenery is excellent along with the direction by Ang Lee. I also read the short story and I like the movie better. Like the author said, "Heath Ledger understood his character better than I did." When I see this movie it takes me to another world and Jake...oh, only if I was 20 years younger :) If you like this type of directing/movie format you should look into seeing Japanese anime. Japanese directors are good at ripping your heart out. American directors can't get that much in depth with their feelings.