Brokeback Mountain

Rating: 10/10 (22 January 2006)

To be honest, I rarely do what I would have usually labelled this as - a chick flick. I tend to be more of a horror fan, so was not looking forward to seeing this film having been railroaded into seeing it with my daughter. How wrong can one be? This is a wonderful story of love forbidden, love stolen and love lost. Ledger and Gyllenhaal play parts I would have expected of neither of them when you consider you are following the sorts of characters you find in A Knight's Tale and Bubble Boy! They managed to portray a moving, stirring, thought provoking performance that left my heart bleeding for them both in the unjustness of their situation. Beautifully played, and wonderfully told, this is a story that will stay with you long after seeing the movie. Believe me.