intense

Rating: 9/10 (8 January 2006)

Twas a very intense movie. Heath Ledger seems to act well just by not acting very much...his brute-quality and deep, deep voice make an easy Ennis del Mar, one I can't see too many other actors being able to do. Gyllenhall was good enough as Jack Twist, too.
Jack's father was almost a caricature (for his brief scene) and Anne Hathaway just looks too plastic, too good-girl (though I think she acts just fine).
Gorgeous cinematography.
I like the quiet banter between the men the best.
Parts made me want to be a cowgirl, but not the rodeo type. The quiet, tough, dutiful, outdoorswoman type.