Wonderful! The best movie I've ever seen.

Rating: 10/10 (19 December 2005)

I first fell in love with this movie when I saw the trailer with a few on my friends while we were seeing 'RENT' and all of us agreed to see it when it came out. Since there wasn't a theater close to me playing it, I had to drive an hour to go see it. The whole time through the drive I was thinking, 'I can't believe I'm doing this to see a movie!' After seeing the movie that all changed.
I have a several gay friends who love the movie and think it was a great way of showing people that it's okay to be gay. I have strait(guy) friends who enjoyed the movie as well.
The acting in the movie is amazing! Heath completely transformed himself into Ennis and Jake was right on the money with Jack. I also like how they seem like real cowboys to me. They both could ride and Heath got his accent pretty well and they both seems very true to their characters. Plus, the fact that they took these roles really showed how dedicated they are to their work. Not many actors would have signed on for a movie where they would have to kiss another man. Michelle also was wonderful as Alma and she had just the right about of character on her face. She showed that she's really grown from "Dawson's Creek". Anne also did great as Lureen and really proved that she's not just the girl from 'The Princess Diaries'.
The script was wonderfully written and was actually believable, which is something one doesn't see in movies too often. Usually scripts(especially in love stories) are fake and cheesy but this one wasn't, it was great and had just enough sting to it.
The story was great. I was very open to it being a gay love story but I will admit that I was someone who called it 'the gay cowboy movie'. It wasn't until after I saw the movie that I realized it wasn't really about being gay at all, it was about being in love and how a love that's pure enough can really last a life time.
In a nutshell, the movie was wonderful. I give it a 10/10.