Superb Lovestory

Rating: 10/10 (29 March 2006)

"Brokeback Mountain is a superb love story. It is a dramatic tragedy that is compelling in performance as well as in its cinema. The photography is panoramic. The acting is tender and dynamic at the same time. Jake Gyllenhall plays Jack Twist. Heath Ledger plays Ennis Del Mar. The two seek work from Randy Quaid who plays Joe Aguirre, an overweight manager of a large herd of sheep. As sheep ranchers the two of them spend lots of time on Brokeback Mountain to the point that they fall in love. Larry McMurtry's screenplay comes to life in a vivid way that may have shocked yesterday's moviegoer. However, the director, Ang Lee, has composed a masterpiece in that the scenes between these two are both believable and tastefully done. Even the music is coordinated to enhance the film, and the nomination for an academy award as best picture is relevant. I can highly recommend this movie. Put it on your "must see" list.